In 2020, COVID-19 shutdowns prevented ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ students from working their summer internships. In response to the problem, the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship created the Remote Entrepreneurship Project (REP) Program, pairing students with startups across the country for a remote internship experience. Many of those students have since graduated from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and have made strides in their careers. See how the REP program impacted their career trajectory.
REP Placement: Refinery Ventures
What are you up to now?
M1 @ ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ SOM
How did your time as an REP intern impact your career trajectory?
It helped me understand VC and that I wanted to incorporate some part of the startup world in my future medical career.
Before you applied for the REP program, did you have another internship planned that was impacted by COVID?
I was going to conduct research in Paul Tesar’s lab. REP gave me the opportunity to learn something new.
Are you still in touch with your REP Host?
I am. I try to have coffee chats once or twice a year.
Would you consider either working with a startup in the future or starting your own company?
Yes, that is the career path I want to go into.