Hilary McCrary MDAssociate Director of Advising

Dr. McCrary has prior admission committee experience at the University of Arizona and is a head and neck surgeon in-training. Prior feedback from medical students that have worked with her includes the following: “Dr. McCrary has excellent interpersonal skills and recognizes the needs of others.”

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Bio

Dr. Hilary C. McCrary, MD, MPH is currently a resident in the Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She attended the University of Arizona for her undergraduate, graduate, and medical education.

During graduate school she completed a Master in Public Health, where she had an emphasis in global health. This interest in global health stemmed from her prior experiences working for a Non-Governmental Organization in Tanzania. This passion for health policy, epidemiology, and health education was the impetus for her then pursuing a career in medicine.

While in medical school, Dr. McCrary was a voting member of the University of Arizona College of Medicine Admissions Committee for two years. After her service on the committee she then assisted with medical school interviews. Dr. McCrary was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Society during her time in medical school.

She then started her Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery training at the University of Utah in 2017. She is enthusiastic about both pre-med and medical student education and mentorship She is planning on pursuing a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Surgery after residency, with the ultimate goal of starting her career in academic medicine.

EDUCATION

Undergraduate: University of Arizona
Medical School: University of Arizona - Tucson
Residency: University of Utah

SPECIALITY

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

FUN FACT

Dr. McCrary has bungee jumped over the Nile river in Uganda.

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