![]() ![]() ![]() Having to reconnect with people was difficult. I am a really social person and I like to connect with people. Most of my classmates had come from within Virginia or UVA undergrad. I was one of the few out-of-state students. Honestly the first two years were really tough. What was your experience like at the UVA School of Medicine? I wanted to be like him: a great physician and phenomenal person. My uncle is very close to me – he’s been like a second father to me and a role model because I lost father at 19. I was intrigued and I knew it was what I wanted to do. At 17, being able to see inside the whole body with an endoscope and do that without cutting somebody open was the greatest thing ever. When I was 17, I went on rounds with him and watched him do procedures. One of my uncles is a gastroenterologist. What led to your specific area of concentration? Halfway through class, I couldn’t stand not opening it any longer so I did and the first word was, “Congratulations.” I interviewed at other places but that first memory and first experience didn’t seem to compare and I chose UVA. My first rejection.” I didn’t open the letter at first, and I was sitting in my biochemistry class and my heart was beating really fast. Two weeks later, I got a letter and I was sure I didn’t get in. It was a nice spring day in Charlottesville, compared to weather in New York at the time. I interviewed at UVA and was impressed with the school and the beauty of the institution. ![]() But I checked it out last minute and thought maybe it would be a nice place to go. Frankly, I’m from Upstate New York and didn’t really know much about UVA so I just said OK. I was in college and had this hallway conversation with a guy who interviewed at UVA and he said it was the greatest school ever and that I should look into it. Why did you choose the UVA School of Medicine? He is a guest speaker at the 2016 Medical School Reunion Weekend and is celebrating his 25th reunion from the UVA School of Medicine. He is also the president of Grace Girls’ Home in Sri Lanka. Naresh Gunaratnam, MD is a gastroenterologist and research director at Huron Gastro in Ypsilanti, Michigan. ![]()
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