Atehkeng Zinkeng

A sports enthusiast, traveler, and marathoner each represent the person I am during my free time. As a sports enthusiast, I love watching soccer games and I am a huge fan of Lionel Messi, one of the best, if not the greatest soccer player to ever play the game. As a traveler and an immigrant from Cameroon, I enjoy immersing myself in different cultures and learning to approach life through different lenses. As a beginner in long-distance running, I am inspired by Eliud Kipchoge, the first to run a marathon in under two hours. As I train and push myself to run faster, I am amazed by how much my body is able to tolerate. My ultimate goal is to someday run in the Boston Marathon.

Lastly, I enjoy learning new skills and seeking to acquire new knowledge. It makes me very excited to be part of this MD/PhD program. I intend to use this new medical knowledge to become an effective and compassionate translator in the healthcare milieu, to leverage, and harness basic sciences to improve the clinical outcomes of patients here in Tucson and beyond.