Matthew Young, Class of 2012

Student writing in Notebook
Matthew Young, Class of 2012

I graduated from Mather House in 2012 with a concentration in Gov and secondary in Global Health & Health Policy. I initially thought about pursuing a special concentration in Health Policy, but took Gov 20 with Levitsky and fell in love with Gov. It is true that you can do anything with a degree in Gov. Gov is super flexible — I got to do all my premed requirements while also taking several classes at the Kennedy School and got to count some for Gov credit. I am now a fourth-year MD candidate at Harvard Medical School and a third-year JD candidate at Harvard Law School as well as a Resident Tutor in Law, Music, and Medicine at Pforzheimer House. After graduating from both programs, I hope to pursue a residency in obstetrics/gynecology. My academic interests include patient safety, quality of health care, advocacy, reproductive rights and justice, bioethics, and medical malpractice.