Derrick Alger

Iowa City, Iowa Area United States

MD Candidate

As the child of a healthcare professional, Derrick Alger intimately understands the high level of personal investment a career in medicine demands. Derrick has always been more than ready and willing to rise to that challenge. In fact, one of the things that most dramatically differentiates him from his peers is that understanding, which has been made all the more poignant by his career as a critical care nurse. Derrick's time staffing overnights in the Cardiac Care Unit and working with the "code" team has afforded him invaluable insight into patient care.