Perelman School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Megan Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, took on her first SUMR mentee in 2012 when she was herself a student in the Penn Masters of Science in Health Policy Research. 

"Sophie He was my first in 2012," Lane-Fall recalled. "She came to see me with that 'Wow, you're Dr. Lane-Fall' look. I was still very junior and didn't have a faculty appointment yet and it made me realize I had a lot to offer. What you quickly learn in the SUMR program is that both mentor and mentee can get a lot out of it." 

Lane-Fall has been mentoring ever since and ticks off the students who became part of her life. "They're like my babies," she said. "After Sophie there was Tyler and Enrique and Jerome and Chris," she said. "Over the summer, aside from involving them in my research, I help them think through something like a career development plan. I've co-authored papers with them, written school letters for them, and stay in touch with all of them."