Dr. Jackson is now a clinical investigator with the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute. She works with patients and directs lab research on brain cancer, examining how to temporarily decrease the strength of the blood-brain barrier to improve drug delivery.

Dr. Jackson attributes her heightened compassion to the “great pediatric advisers” she had at EVMS. 

"They loved teaching, they loved their patients, and they loved solving medical issues," Dr. Jackson says. "I felt like that was what I wanted to become."

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Dr. Fenwick joined the Army during his second year of medical school. After completing a residency rotation in emergency medicine, he went on to serve in Desert Storm and in Antarctica.

Dr. Fenwick is now the Joint Surgeon General of the National Guard, making recommendations to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau about the welfare of 450,000 guardsmen. He also serves as Air National Guard Assistant to the Surgeon General of the United States Air Force.

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"[EVMS] was so patient-oriented and they were really trying to teach medicine holistically,” Dr. Emory says. “It was just so different than any other place I interviewed."

After graduating, Dr. Emory completed a residency at the Mayo Clinic and co-authored an acclaimed medical-reference book. Now a member of Peninsula Pathology Associates, she serves as medical director for three of the five hospitals in the Riverside Health System.

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