Ronak Ahir PB'19
Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson University
B.S. in Business Administration
Ronak came to medicine from a background in business and analytics.
Motivated in part to assist with his family’s small business, Ronak attended the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, followed by holding a prestigious job in Silicon Valley for several years. During this time, he volunteered regularly with the San Francisco Education Fund’s College and Career Readiness Program, tutoring underperforming students from under-resourced high schools. Contemplating the impact a family physician had had on him and his family, Ronak began volunteering with Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara, where his interest in medicine solidified. He then quit his Silicon Valley job and signed on as a scribe at a hand and plastic surgery practice.
During his year at Bryn Mawr, outside of class, Ronak volunteered at Lankenau Hospital, a nearby community hospital, in the Emergency Department. He was also one of two postbac representatives on the College Honor Board. For his glide year, Ronak accepted a prestigious fellowship with the Carol Buck Breast Cancer Center at the University of California-San Francisco.