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Hans Arora

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Dr. Hans Arora is a 7th year MD PhD Candidate in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in the Department of Radiation Oncology, currently in his M3 clinical year.  He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering with Honors from Pennsylvania State University in 2005. Dr. Arora’s doctoral research involves the use of titanium dioxide nanoparticles for improved delivery of cancer chemotherapy drugs in drug-resistant ovarian cancer.  His work has been supported by the Carcinogenesis Training Grant, the American Medical Association Foundation, the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, and the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS).  His continuing research interests involve the intersection of nanotechnology and radiation therapy.

Dr. Arora is an active participant in organized medicine at the local, state, and national levels.  He continues to serve in numerous leadership roles such as a Delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates, Chair of the Medical Student Section of the American Medical Association (2009-2010) and as a board member of the Illinois State Medical Society (2008-2009) and Chicago Medical Society (2008-2009).  Additionally, he has served on a number of committees at the Feinberg School of Medicine involving the evaluation and reform of the medical curriculum, including the Curriculum Committee, the Curriculum Renewal Subcommittee on Teamwork & Leadership, and the Search Committee for the new Northwestern University Dean of the Feinberg School of Medicine/Vice President for Medical Affairs.  He joined the APSA Board of Directors in 2009 and previously served as Member At-Large (MD-PhD) on the Executive Council (2010-2011).