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Beyond Biology: Diverse Paths to Medicine

by Harpur Edge

Meeting / Discussion Academic Alumni Career Exploration Professional Development

Fri, Sep 26, 2025

4:30 PM – 6 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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Join us for the Annual Homecoming Physician Alumni Panel, where we will hear from three alumni who took different undergraduate and post-graduation pathways to become physicians. They will share their academic, professional and personal experiences with students interested in careers in medicine. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and network with the alumni.

Panelists:
- Dr. Sharon E. Smith(Sociology Major): Senior Physician Executive, Healthcare Leader & Consultant, former Corporate Medical Director for the Estee Lauder Companies. Dr. Smith earned her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and her MBA from Columbia Business School. She has certifications in Lifestyle Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Review Officer, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

- Dr. Adam Fox (Political Science Major): Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Fox is a Trauma Attending at Eric Munoz Trauma Center at University Hospital, Newark, NJ, and Medical Director of JEMSTAR Air Medical Program. Dr. Fox graduated from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at Christiana Care Health Services in Newark, DE. He then went on to complete his fellowship in the Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

- Dr. Andrew Wollowitz (Theatre Design Major): Vice-Chairperson for Quality and Program Development for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Montefiore and Associate Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Wollowitz majored in theater design and was the first undergraduate to design Watters Theater's mainstage productions. After Binghamton, he continued designing in various theater and non-theater projects in New York City. He was also a modern dancer in multiple small New York dance companies, including tours in the United States and Europe. At age 31, he began his studies at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He then did a residency in Emergency Medicine at Jacobi Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.