Eren P. Sakarcan is a third-year medical student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, SC. A South Carolina native, she completed her undergraduate studies in Food Science and Human Nutrition with a focus on Nutrition and Dietetics at Clemson University in 2018. She subsequently earned a Master’s degree in Epidemiology from Georgetown University in 2022. She is expected to complete her medical degree in 2027.