Alexander Tadros

Triage Co-Chair 2025-2026

aht00002@mix.wvu.edu

Hi everyone! My name is Alex Tadros, and I’m a junior majoring in Biomedical engineering and biology with a minor in general business. I am from Morgantown, WV

I initially found out about WVU’s Global Medical and Dental Brigades through a presentation given in one of my classes by a group of the former officers. I decided to attend the formal information session and eventually applied to be a part of the brigade last year. The decision to apply was driven by several factors. Initially, I was drawn in by the prospect of being able to learn about and facilitate medical care in a rural setting. Additionally, I have always been interested in learning about the socioeconomic factors affecting health care, which is knowledge I knew I would gain from being a member of GMDB. This past year was my first brigade, and we traveled to the Darién region of Panama. Not only was I successful in my goal of learning about rural medicine and its sociological influences, but I was also able to learn about local cultures, systematic issues that many many Central American countries face, and the similarities/differences to rural Appalachia. When preparing for any type of healthcare profession or professional school, it can be easy to find yourself wrapped up in the hard sciences, trying to memorize every reaction, equation, and mechanism. However, it’s important to remember that at the end of the day, you will be caring for humans, who are deeper and more complex than the summation of your scientific background. Being a part of GMDB taught me about medicine from a unique, sociological perspective that many of my other classes fail to consider. If you have any interest in being a member of the next brigade, I encourage you to attend the info sessions and reach out to me or any of the other officers with questions!