Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program

Our Residents

Janell Alden, M.D.

Class of 2011
Undergraduate: Duke University
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
E-mail: jalde001@umaryland.edu

A little bit about myself...

Hi! My name is Janell. I was raised 20 minutes north of Baltimore in Cockeysville, MD. I went to Duke University for my undergraduate degree where I majored in Sociology, minored in German, and obtained a business certificate which can be equated with a minor. I took two science courses in college and realized in between my third and fourth year that I wanted to become a doctor. So the year following graduation I went to Bryn Mawr College to complete a post-baccalaureate program, after which I spent one year doing research in head and neck cancer at Johns Hopkins. I started medical school at the University of Maryland in 2002 where I have stayed because I enjoy it so much! I did take one year off in between third and fourth year of medical school to explore another area outside of Maryland; I traveled to the Western region of Ghana to teach reproductive health for 8 months through an NGO called Ghana Health and Education Initiative.

I initially started residency as purely a pediatrician but realized during my first year how much I missed adults so transferred into the Med-Peds program where I have been graciously welcomed! My most recent news is that I got engaged to my boyfriend who I couples-matched with and is a member of the medicine department at Maryland! Please feel free to email me with any questions about the program, the city, couples matching, or anything else you may be wondering!

This page was last updated on: September 25, 2008.

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