Matthew Zabat
Major: Biological Sciences
Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI
Career Goal: 
Matt aspires to become a physician who is able to provide healthcare to people in lower-income areas.
Other Activities Involved In:
Volunteering at Keck Medical Center, Trojan Youth Soccer League Coach, Inter-Health Council Mentor, Work-Study in the Human Biology Offices, American Red Cross at USC
Fun Fact
I swam in the cleanest lake in Asia (according to the internet) last December.
Why AED?
AED has provided me with a community of diverse people all working toward a similar life/career goal that I have been able to lean on and learn from throughout my pre-med career.

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Abby Solomon
Major: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Hometown: St. Joseph, MI
Career Goal: 
Abby aspires to become a physician assistant and work primarily with minorities and under-served communities.
Other Activities Involved In:
Joint Educational Project, Study Abroad Ambassador
Fun Fact
I walked the red carpet with Camila Cabello.
Why AED?
As a transfer student, I initially felt overwhelmed and lost in USC's huge student body. Being involved in AED gave me a tight-knit community with the same interests that I wouldn't have gotten the chance to meet otherwise. You also won't find networking or mentoring resources that rival AED.

Sydney Lance
Major: Neuroscience
​Minor: Gerontology
Hometown: Prior Lake, MN
Career Goal: 
After medical school, Sydney is interested in specializing in emergency medicine or obstetrics/gynecology.
Other Activities Involved In:
Research (studying effects of diet and hormones on Alzheimer’s), volunteer at OIC, running and embroidery in my free time 
Fun Fact
I can fold my tongue into a clover
Why AED?
I don’t have family in medicine, and by the end of freshman year most of my friends had dropped pre med, so I needed help navigating the road to med school. I found that and an amazing group of friends that are going through the same thing through AED