[Text on screen: Jordan Lukens Medical Student The Ohio State University College of Medicine] Jordan Lukens: I decided to pursue medicine because I've been exposed to the lifestyle since I was young. My dad's a doctor, so I was always growing up seeing him go to work, I would go to work with him sometimes, and I really got to see that impact that a physician holds with their patients. But I think that my decision to pursue medicine was fortified when I got to undergrad. [Various video clips of Brutus Buckeye on a game day] When I started undergrad in 2015, I was a cheerleader for two years, and then I moved on to the mascot team where I was Brutus Buckeye for three years. And I think really playing that role of a university ambassador really fortified my love for Ohio State and the Ohio State community, and that really pushed me to apply here for medical school. I really wanted to take this resource of Brutus and being a mascot, and his impact in the Ohio state community, and merge it with medicine. [Aerial views of the James Cancer Hospital as well as video clips of Brutus Buckeye] So I developed this plan where Brutus could come into the James Cancer Hospital and visit cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, as well as going to nationwide children's hospital and meeting with children to brighten their day. And that really made me think how big of an impact I could have without even speaking to the patient. How much of an impact could I have with actually being their physician? What makes the Ohio State College of Medicine unique is our curriculum. We follow a curriculum called LSI, which stands for lead, serve, and inspire. [Various video clips of medical students learning in a variety of settings] And this is a three part curriculum that spans over four years, that combines our basic science knowledge that we acquire over the first two years with early clinical-based practice and longitudinal clinical practice where we're really able to develop those clinical skills before we start rotations in our third year. [Various video clips of Columbus and students learning within a classroom] Longitudinal practice is where each student is paired with a clinical site somewhere in the central Columbus community where we're able to practice taking history and working on differentials with our attendings to really practice those early skills that are harder to acquire than just the basic science knowledge that you learn in your first two years. [Video clip of medical students practicing techniques on a medical simulation mannequin] In addition to early clinical experience, we also value simulation experiences, as well as research and volunteering within the community. The student culture and environment at the Ohio State College of Medicine is extremely collaborative and enthusiastic. Not only are students within our own class always working with each other to make sure that everyone is succeeding, but also students from other classes, classes that are higher up. We're always talking with the first years and people in their lower classes to make sure that they're succeeding. [Video clips of professors teaching students in a classroom setting] What surprised me the most about the Ohio State College of Medicine is really how involved our faculty are. I didn't expect a faculty of almost a thousand medical students to be so involved with each student directly. I was really surprised to hear how much they wanted to know about me. So I think I made the right decision in coming to the Ohio State College of Medicine because, although I always knew that I would attend Ohio state, because I was born and raised to Buckeye. I also applied to 25 other medical schools, and I really didn't get that sense of camaraderie and involvement that I have always gotten with Ohio State and the Ohio state community. [Various video clips of an Ohio State football game day] And that's something that I value so much, especially in a medical education. I couldn't see myself anywhere else. [Text on screen: MD My Dream My Decision THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE medicine.osu.edu]