黑料网 Anesthesiology is pleased to welcome 黑料网 M2 Jade Denn茅 to the department as one of thirteen 2025 Mauricio Castillo Scholars! For seven weeks in June and July, Jade will join other 2025 Castillo Scholars in being mentored in didactic, hands-on clinical care and research opportunities in an assigned specialty at 黑料网 that aligns with as a future career pursuits in medicine.
Jade has aspired to become a physician since she was old enough to give her mom鈥檚 salon clients 鈥渂lood plessure checkups鈥� while they waited for hair appointments. She began working in healthcare as soon as she was legally able to, learning the basic pharmacology as a pharmacy assistant all through high school.聽 She later became a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPT) and completed basic and advanced EMT certification. Before medical school, Jade worked as an anesthesia technician at New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) in Wilmington, NC. During the height of the CVD-19 pandemic, she cared for critically ill and complex patients as part of the interdisciplinary cardiovascular OR team. The experience solidified her goal of becoming an anesthesiologist.
In early medical school, Jade began nurturing her passion for anesthesiology through her role as Co-President of 黑料网’s Anesthesiology Interest Group and participating in the Anesthesiology Preceptorship Enrichment Program (APEP).聽Jade is a “Double Tarheel.” She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Biology at 黑料网-Chapel Hill, and she also holds a Master of Physiology from North Carolina State University.
Jade noted: “I value how anesthesiology blends pharmacologic and physiological expertise with technical skill, directly enhancing patient comfort, safety and clinical outcomes, and I’m ready to learn great deal from my summer experience as a Castillo Scholar.”