Joshua Hockman

High School Graduation Year: 2022
Year First Awarded the Carson Scholarship, School: 2021, Valencia High School
Sponsored by: The Eleni and Wolfgang Gagon Trust

Joshua is a 2-time Carson Scholar and current student at UCLA, where he is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in physiological science.  Joshua believes in supporting and building up the success of others – a belief that he puts into practice as a middle school Science Olympiad coach, a role he has held for five years.  In high school, Joshua founded PIPS (Pressing Issues Publications and Service), a monthly newsletter and service club covering teen mental health and community issues.  In 2022, he was named the Youth Volunteer of the Year in his city, was a National Merit finalist and was a TEDx speaker.  He has also conducted and published research as a research intern in the University of Iowa Health Care Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and as a clinical research assistant in the Department of Orthopedics.  In college, he serves as secretary of the UCLA Regents Scholars Society and has worked incredibly hard to earn a 97^th percentile MCAT score.  He aspires to become a physician and learn the art of healing to help alleviate the suffering of others.