PHOTOS: Tharun Potluri became an EMT when he was 16 years old. After school and on weekends, he’d respond to 911 emergencies like car accidents and cardiac events in his hometown of Montgomery, New Jersey. Last year, Potluri was named a crew chief in the Montgomery Emergency Medical Services, supervising a team of EMTs while on shift — all while being a student at Georgetown. Potluri graduated from the School of Health in May. But before starting medical school at Georgetown this August, he had one more item to check off his bucket list: becoming a firefighter. At Georgetown, Potluri continued his EMT work while exploring his interest in health and medicine. Potluri volunteered for a year as an EMT for the Glen Echo Fire Department, just a short drive from the Hilltop Campus. While a full-time student, he’d often spend his long weekends and school breaks back home in New Jersey picking up EMT shifts. His EMT work opened him up to the idea of a career in medicine.
