Biochemistry major Grace Wang named the Freshman Medalist!

Submitted by Mary Harty on

Congratulations to Grace Wang who has been named the Freshman Medalist for the Academic Year 2016-2017! For nearly 40 years, the University of Washington has celebrated the top undergraduate in each class by awarding them the President’s Medalist distinction. Recipients are selected by a committee for their high GPA, rigor of their classes and number of Honors courses.  Grace is a pre-med biochemistry student with the goal of becoming a pediatrician. She recently joined a qualitative clinical research team at Seattle Children’s where along with her team, she is working on improving care coordination for medically complex cases through cloud-based care plans. Outside of research, Grace plays violin in chamber groups on campus and even started her own business teaching violin to children. An avid artist, she also volunteers as an illustrator for the undergraduate neuroscience journal, Grey Matters, where she is able to combine her love of art with her interest in scientific research. For now, her dedication to helping people is clear. She is a founding member of Synapse at the University of Washington, an organization that connects people with traumatic brain injuries to resources in the greater community, and volunteers as a healing music volunteer at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA). In this role, she plays welcoming and soothing violin music in waiting rooms throughout SCCA.

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