Kris Merrill is a medical student at the University of California San Francisco. Kris earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science and had multiple careers in technology before pursuing his passion for medicine. He supported scientific research as a marine electronics technician in Antarctica and worked as a site reliability engineer and engineering manager for Bay Area tech startups. As a deaf person with bilateral cochlear implants who loves to travel, Kris is incredibly motivated to help make GUSI more accessible for DHH and global learners.