The pre-health professional students we help are some of the hardest working people we know, and we aim to give as much as you do.
We hope that Mappd will be a game-changer for every future health professional. Beyond our initial platform we released in 2020, we have a million more ideas to make everything even better. We’ll keep creating, and we’ll keep improving.
We want to improve collaboration and communication in the pre-health world. Walking the path to becoming a future health professional is hard. What should not be hard is finding the path, nor navigating it. Information on the pre-health process should be available to everyone, and that is why we offer as much information as we can for free through our blogs and podcasts. For our signature service, Mappd App, we are working hard to provide the highest quality while keeping the costs low.
Ryan Gray, MD: Co-Founder and CEO
Ryan is a former Flight Surgeon in the United States Air Force. Ryan graduated from the University of Florida (GO GATORS!) with a BS in Exercise and Sports Sciences, and received his MD from New York Medical College. After graduating from medical school, Ryan completed his internship through a Tufts Medical Center transitional medicine program at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital.
Ryan is the publisher of MedicalSchoolHQ.net and the Meded Media network, as well as the author of the Premed Playbook guide book series. You can hear him weekly on several podcasts including The Premed Years, OldPreMeds Podcast and The MCAT Podcast.
Rachel Grubbs: Co-Founder and COO
Rachel is a veteran of the higher education services world. In the last decade she has served thousands of premedical students in preparing for the MCAT and in planning their path to medical school. Rachel worked at The Princeton Review as a regional director and trainer. She was an early member of Next Step Med, the team that changed the landscape of MCAT practice exams with the 2015 MCAT.
Rachel graduated from The Ohio State University where she studied Spanish and Organizational Management. She earned a certificate in Business Analytics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
James Scott Wright, EdD: Vice President, Advising
Dr. Wright has worked in medical education for more than 25 years. He served as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and Director of the Health Professions Advising Center for University of Texas at Dallas and as the Director of Admissions at UT Southwestern Medical School. He also served as executive director of the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service and editor-in-chief of APPLY Magazine.
Scott’s interests include the psycho-social aspects of personal growth and professionalism, mindfulness and techniques to limit distractibility, and helping pre-health students through the arduous journey to fulfill their dreams. Dr. Wright has spoken on these and other topics throughout the USA and internationally.
Varinia Grannum, MSEd: Advisor
Varinia Grannum is a dedicated pre-health advisor with a strong record of helping students define and achieve their educational and career goals. Most recently, she served as Assistant Dean in the Pre-Health and STEM Advising office at Hofstra University in New York.
Varinia earned her M.S.Ed. in Counseling with a specialization in College Student Development from Hofstra University and her B.A. in Psychology from The City College of New York.