Justin D. Burkholder

Age: 29

BS business administration, finance ’10

Emergency medicine resident, Mount Sinai Medical Center

My Greatest Accomplishment

Co-founding the Drexel squash team. It took a vision, a plan, discipline, organization, hard work and the shrewdness to realize that we had an amazing opportunity at our fingertips. We started it in 2005 and ran it like a business. After hundreds of matches across the United States, countless meetings, many proposals to donors, and thousands of emails, with the help of the Drexel administration, we found ourselves granted a state-of-the art squash facility with varsity funding. This transition allowed the team to recruit some of the best collegiate squash players in the world with a Top 10 national ranking in 2016.

How Drexel Helped

Without a doubt, the Drexel Co-op program helped me grow and expand my horizons. The variety of jobs I had improved my understanding of the global markets, communication, professionalism and business acumen. The program ultimately helped me to decide to become a physician.

Where I’ll Be In Five Years

arried with kids, practicing as an emergency room physician, hopefully somewhere warm by the ocean. I also plan to complete an MBA and explore opportunities in biotechnology.