Benjamin Hatfield

Aspiring Rural Primary Care Physician

Ogden, Utah, United States

About

Growing up in rural central Kentucky, I was first witness to the dire consequences of insufficient access to healthcare. In high school I took my first step on the path to address this issue by applying to Sewanee's pre-med honors program, and I haven't stopped moving forward since. Four years later I received a BA in Cultural Anthropology and completed the Pre-Med program at Sewanee, graduating with a GPA of 3.92. Working at an underserved urban clinic in Kentucky helped me keep sight of the reason I started down this path. Since graduating I have focused on developing my experience with patient care through diverse EMT roles including wildland fire, ski patrol and spill clean up work on the Yellowstone River. I am currently in the process of applying to medical school, specifically to programs which focus on underserved rural tribal primary care.Growing up in rural central Kentucky, I was first witness to the dire consequences of insufficient access to healthcare. In high school I took my first step on the path to address this issue by applying to Sewanee's pre-med honors program, and I haven't stopped moving forward since. Four years later I received a BA in Cultural Anthropology and completed the Pre-Med program at Sewanee, graduating with a GPA of 3.92. Working at an underserved urban clinic in Kentucky helped me keep sight of the reason I started down this path. Since graduating I have focused on developing my experience with patient care through diverse EMT roles including wildland fire, ski patrol and spill clean up work on the Yellowstone River. I am currently in the process of applying to medical school, specifically to programs which focus on underserved rural tribal primary care.

Experience

  • Wildland Fire Single Resource EMT at Aerie Backcountry Medicine
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Collaborated with EMS personnel to administer lifesaving procedures and relay vital patient information.

  • Ski Patrol at Powder Mountain
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Retail Sales Associate at Wild Iris Mountain Sports
    Sep 2023 - Nov 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Swift water Technician - Single Resource EMT at Whitewater Rescue Institute
    Jul 2023 - Jul 2023 · 1 mo

  • Student Pre-orientation Director at The University of the South
    Jun 2022 - Sep 2022 · 4 mos