Katherine Halper

Kate (She/her/hers) grew up in San Francisco, California. She attended college at University of Pennsylvania and majored in Biology and English. She then returned to San Francisco to spend her gap year working as a medical assistant at the San Francisco Free Clinic, which provides primary care to exclusively uninsured patients. She remained on the west coast for medical school, attending University of Southern California, where she explored her interests of advocacy and health equity. 

Kate chose Med-Peds because she knew she had to care for both the pediatric and adult populations. She also realized her most important medical school role models were Med-Peds because they were able to apply skills from one specialty to the other to provide the most comprehensive, thoughtful care. She chose UCLA because of the variety of clinical sites and the outstanding people within the program, from residents to faculty to leadership. Kate’s career interests include advocacy, health equity, and transitions of care. 

Kate has spent the past 4 years in LA while in medical school and is so excited to have the opportunity to stay. She is making her way through all of LA’s must-eat restaurants and loves reading a good book on the beach.  

Education:

Medical School - University of Southern California
Undergrad - University of Pennsylvania