Health Professions Advising Peer Guide Team
Empowering your journey toward a health profession, the Health Professions Advising Peer Guide team is your dedicated ally. Comprised of passionate pre-health students, our Peer Guides closely understand the unique challenges of navigating the pre-health landscape at UNC. Equipped with specialized training and resources, they offer invaluable mentorship and foster a supportive community for students aspiring to enter health professions.
Our Peer Guides welcome all current UNC students to weekly drop-in hours—no appointment necessary! Whether you’re exploring medicine, dentistry, or any health-related field, our doors are open to you.
Stay updated on drop-in hours through our HPA Instagram (@unc_hpa) and the HPA newsletter.
Peer Guide Weekly Schedule
Zoom Information (Log on to your UNC Zoom Account and select “Join”):
Meghna Iyer
(Pre-Med)
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Biology major
Future Aspirations: Physician/Researcher
PG Shift: Mondays from 12-2pm
(Pre-Med)
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Year: Junior
Major/Minor: Global Studies and Medical Anthropology majors and Health & Society minor
Future Aspirations: I hope to pursue a MD-MPH, specializing in OB/GYN, to help improve reproductive and women’s health in the American and Global South
PG Shift: Wednesdays from 4-6pm
Ashleigh Kieger
(Pre-PA)
Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Biology and Medical Anthropology majors
Future Aspirations: Taking a gap year, and then going to PA School
PG Shift: Fridays from 12-2pm
Ashton Rierson
(Pre-Med)
Hometown: Mount Airy, NC
Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Biology major and Neuroscience minor
Future Aspirations: My career goal is to become an anesthesiologist
PG Shift(s): Mondays from 12-2pm and Fridays from 12-2pm
(Pre-Med)
Hometown: Holly Springs, NC
Year: Junior
Major/Minor: Environmental Health Sciences and Psychology majors and Chemistry minor
Future Aspirations: My dream healthcare career is to be an Anesthesiologist
PG Shift: Mondays from 12-2pm
Harper Boatwright
(Pre-Med)
Hometown: Asheville, NC
Year: Sophomore
Major/Minor: Biology major
Future Aspirations: My goal is to become a pediatric oncologist, hoping to help further research on treatment of residual cancer or MRD in pediatric patients
PG Shift: Fridays from 12-2pm
Manasa Raghavan
(Pre-med)
Hometown: Dublin, CA
Year: Sophomore
Major/Minor: Biology major and Chemistry and Health & Society minors
Future Aspirations: I hope to be a practicing physician (currently thinking emergency medicine), but also work in healthcare policy
PG Shift: Fridays from 12-2pm
Anthony Bello
(Pre-Dental)
Hometown: Salisbury, NC by way of Miami, FL
Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Chemistry major
Future Aspirations: I have a goal of becoming a dentist for underserved communities
PG Shift: Thursday from 2-4pm
Bobby Peters
(Pre-Med)
Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC
Year: Junior
Major/Minor: Health Policy & Management major and Spanish for the Medical Professions minor
Future Aspirations: I hope to have a career combining clinical work (likely in primary/preventative care) with work on health policy to design a stronger health system
PG Shift: Tuesdays from 12-2pm
Iman Abdi
(Pre-health)
Hometown: Apex, NC
Year: Junior
Major/Minor: Public Policy major and Medicine, Literature, and Culture minor
Future Aspirations: My dream career in healthcare would be a public health analyst or patient advocate
PG Shift: Tuesdays from 12-2pm
Morcos Saeed
(Pre-med)
Hometown: Egypt
Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Neuroscience major
Future Aspirations: A dream career in neurosurgery
PG Shift: Wednesdays from 4-6pm
Natalie Deeb
(Pre-Med)
Hometown: Cary, NC
Year: Sophomore
Major/Minor: Neuroscience major
Future Aspirations: I am pursuing a career in psychiatry on the pre-med track, but I am also still exploring clinical psychology and its related paths
PG Shift: Thursdays from 2-4pm
Madison Broome
(Pre-health)
Hometown: Hendersonville, NC
Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Linguistics and Psychology majors and Speech & Hearing Sciences minor
Future Aspirations: My dream career in healthcare is to become an audiologist, hopefully working with cochlear implants in some capacity
PG Shift: Mondays from 12-2pm
Emily Peong
(Pre-Med)
Year: Junior
Major/Minor: Chemistry BA and Neuroscience BS majors
Future Aspirations: Alleviating stress and bettering mental health
PG Shift: Thursdays from 2-4pm
Enes Eroglu
(Pre-Med)
Hometown: Oak Ridge, NC
Year: Junior
Major/Minor: Computer Science major and Neuroscience minor
Future Aspirations: Neurosurgery
PG Shift: Tuesdays from 12-2pm
Claire Peters
(Pre-Med)
Hometown: High Point, NC
Year: Junior
Major/Minor: Biology and Medical Anthropology majors and Chemistry minor
Future Aspirations: After undergrad, I plan on attending medical school and exploring the various specialties
PG Shift: Tuesdays from 12-2pm
Cecilia Oviedo Barcenas
(Pre-dental)
Hometown: Jefferson, NC
Year: Junior
Major/Minor: Biology major and Chemistry minor
Future Aspirations: I aspire to be an orthodontist in the future
PG Shift: Wednesdays from 4-6pm