Originally from Bethesda, MD, Aaron Renberg is a 2nd-year MD-PhD student in the University of Michigan's Medical Scientist Training Program. He has a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology and a MS in Biomedical Engineering, both from the University of Michigan. He plans to pursue a career in pediatric cardiology, and will be researching novel therapies for congenital heart diseases during his PhD. He wrote over 100 short essays for his MD-PhD application process, and is excited to help others tackle the same challenge.