Steven Gonzalez was raised in central Los Angeles and moved to Merced to attend the University of California, Merced in 2018. At UC Merced, Steven was an active member and the eventual president of the American Medical Student Association. As president of the American Medical Student Association, Steven sought to provide premedical students with the information and resources necessary to succeed as undergraduates, medical school applicants, and future healthcare professionals. Steven was also an active volunteer in the Merced community. He volunteered at Mercy Medical Center in the Emergency Department, at the Harvest Park Education Center (an after-school program for K-8 children), and many other venues across Merced. Steven also got the opportunity to learn and participate in research under Dr. Rudy Ortiz where he broadened his knowledge of the physiology and endocrinology underlying various metabolic dysfunctions including Type II Diabetes. In the Spring of 2022, he graduates with a B.S. in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Human Biology from the University of California, Merced. Upon completion of his degree, Steven plans to apply to medical school where he will pursue his goal of becoming a physician and likely pursue a specialty related to endocrinology.
