# Meet Our Students

**Source**: https://pharmacy.ucsd.edu/admissions/meet-our-students
**Parent**: https://pharmacy.ucsd.edu/admissions/admissions-general-information

## Meet Veteran Kathiria Perez Ortiz

A proud Puerto Rican and veteran, first-year pharmacy student Kathiria Perez Ortiz brings her dedication to service to the world of pharmacy.

[Meet Kathiria](https://today.ucsd.edu/story/student-spotlight-meet-kathiria-perez-ortiz)

## Meet the Class of 2029

Meet three of our incoming students and learn what drew them to pharmacy, why they chose Skaggs School of Pharmacy for their training and more.

[Meet the Class of 2029](https://today.ucsd.edu/story/training-tomorrows-pharmacy-leaders)

## Meet Kaitlyn Coronel

*A Student Driven to Reduce Health Disparities*

Kaitlyn Coronel (center) a fourth year Pharm.D. student, shares more about her drive to close healthcare gaps through pharmacy practice and why UC San Diego’s proximity to the border made it the ideal pharmacy school for her career goals.

[Read Kaitlyn's story](https://today.ucsd.edu/story/student-spotlight-meet-kaitlyn-coronel-class-of-2025)

## Meet Samantha Russo

*Wellness Advocate and Student Leader*

Samantha Russo, a third-year Pharm.D. student and current president of the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) student group at UC San Diego, shares more about her work with our school’s wellness program and her efforts to support mental health and wellness in our community.

[Read Samantha's story](https://pharmacy.ucsd.edu/current/student-spotlight-meet-samantha-russo-wellness-advocate-and-student-leader)

[Meet our Students Archive](https://pharmacy.ucsd.edu/admissions/meet-our-students/archive)