Matt is excited to serve as the association’s Graduate Trustee for a second year. Hailing from South Jersey, Matt is a first generation college student and attended Bucknell University. He first discovered his passion for education as an undergraduate and realized the value of education to reduce disparities and impact advocacy efforts. Matt graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Biology, B.A. in psychology and a concentration in social justice in 2006. He then attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. During his time at PittMed, Matt was a member of the admissions committee, developed a medical education concentration and served as student body President. In 2010, Matt graduated with his M.D. with honors and a concentration in medical education.
Matt first become involved with AMSA by serving as Advocacy Chair and later as Recruitment Chair for the PittMed Chapter of AMSA. Matt recognized the need to provide an outlet for advocacy efforts and training in medical school. In 2009, Matt was appointed National Chair of Medical Education where he worked to empower medical students across the country to reform their curricula to better reflect the needs of society. After graduating, Matt accepted a position as AMSA's inaugural Education & Research Fellow, where he worked to ensure that physicians-in-trainings' voices were heard on a national stage on a variety of issues regarding their education.
Matt is currently a second-year Emergency Medicine resident at the University of Cincinnati. He looks forward to a career in academic emergency medicine with a focus on research of effective teaching practice, physician advocacy, and socially-constructed health disparities. He looks forward to working with AMSA alums to support the educational and advocacy activities of the organization and to cultivate the next generation of physician leaders and advocates.