Photo of a doctor talking to a breast cancer patient while holding a tablet

Med’s Oliver Schirokauer talks about his medical school journey

Tips for becoming a doctor later in life
U.S. News & World ReportOliver Schirokauer, assistant professor of bioethics at the School of Medicine, explained why he left a tenured math professorship to attend medical school, inspired by his family’s cancer diagnoses. “My primary goal was to provide support focused on communication, information processing and decision-making,” he said.