Hey there friends! This is Nicolas Cevallos. Thanks for tuning into another episode of Pass the Mike where I have the pleasure of sharing the narratives of imminent or current medical professionals. In short, my job is to build you a community of mentors from the folks that have come before you. I couldn't be more happy to kick this podcast off with my guest today, my good friend, Marco Rivas. That's M-A-R-C-O R-I-V-A-S. Marco graduated in 2018 from Haverford with summa cum laude with a degree in Chemistry. Marco and I met an interview during the cycle last year where he had a really successful cycle and will be attending The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Marco is a research pro with experiences from Sweden to uChicago with a first author pub in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers journal. Marco also has experience working at Federally qualified health centers as a volunteer and worked at collective health in San Francisco which simplifies employee healthcare with an integrated technology solution that makes health insurance work for everyone.

You can find Marco if you want to say hello, ask a question or shake your fist at m.antonio.rivas3@gmail.com  that's M-DOT-A-N-T-O-N-I-O-DOT-R-I-V-A-S-3-@-G-M-A-I-L-DOT-COM I'm personally grateful to carve out some time to have a nice conversation with him today. Marco, welcome to the show.