Kelly Huh

Even fifteen years after graduating, Adler Dillman (‘06) affectionately recalls his time spent in the chilly frontier. “We would get all suited up in our extremecold-weather gear and head down to the helicopter pad,” Dillman says. “I had never ridden in a helicopter. It was such a thrill to see the vast expanse of ocean ice and the snow-capped peaks of the Royal Society mountain range as we were flown to various sample collection sites in the Dry Valleys.” Dillman is now a professor of parasitology at the University of California, Riverside.

In 2020, a historic 53.4% of medical school applicants were female. However, applicants from BYU do not reflect the national trend as only 13-15% of all BYU medical school applicants are female. The Association of Future Female Physicians is established to support female students and address the challenges.