Daniel Teraguchi, Ed.D
Executive Associate Dean for Admissions & Student Affairs
Salma Haider Endowed Chair of the Thomas Haider Program
UC Riverside School of Medicine
Friday December 5, 2025
5pm-6:30pm PST
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Workshop Description:
Applying to medical school from a community college or a CSU/UC start? Join Daniel Teraguchi, Ed.D., Executive Associate Dean for Admissions & Student Affairs at UC Riverside School of Medicine, for a clear, actionable look at what a competitive UCR applicant actually demonstrates. We will unpack holistic review through the lens of UCR’s mission—academic readiness in context, meaningful clinical exposure, sustained service, leadership and teamwork, cultural humility, and a genuine commitment to serving Inland Southern California. Learn how to translate your experiences into competencies, choose activities with purpose (not prestige), request effective letters, and align your personal statement and secondaries with impact. We will cover timelines, MCAT planning, gap years, and how transfers, first-gen, nontraditional, and reapplicants can show resilience and growth. You can come, ask your questions and get answers. Most importantly, come hear directly from the source instead of second-hand or bad information or people that have no clue about the admission process. Whether you are early in prerequisites or polishing your application, you will leave with specific next steps, reflection prompts to strengthen your story, and a mission-fit checklist you can use immediately to present your best, most authentic case for UCR School of Medicine. with confidence.
About the Speaker:
Daniel Teraguchi, Ed.D leads the School of Medicine’s admissions program and pipeline programs, in addition to having an active role in every aspect of Student Affairs.
He joins UCR with more than 20 years of experience in student affairs and as a leader of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across several institutions of higher learning. He served for eight years as the assistant dean for student affairs and director of the Office for Student Diversity at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and then as the associate dean for Student Affairs at both Elson Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University and at Carle Illinois College of Medicine in Illinois. In these roles, he created pipeline programs, fostered holistic admissions processes, and developed new student affinity groups, all while maintaining a strong focus on creating an inclusive environment for student success.
Teraguchi holds a B.S. in engineering, a M.Ed. in occupational training management, and a Ed.D. in education leadership, all from Idaho State University.
He will hold an appointment as health science associate clinical professor in the Department of Social Medicine, Population and Public Health.
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What: UC Riverside SOM Unlocked: What They’re Looking For, and How to Show It
When: Friday, December 5, 2025, 5 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
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