From her youngest days, Lauren Mazur knew she wanted to help people. Several health challenges as a young child drove her desire to give back and help other children.  

At the age of 15, she saw her opportunity to begin that journey by enrolling in an EMT class at the Good Fellowship EMS Training Institute. After completing her training shortly after turning 16, she put her new skills to work and volunteered at the West Grove Fire Company. With each call, it became clear that she wanted to dedicate her life to caring for children.  She recalled one day when she responded to a motor vehicle accident that involved an injured child.  While the rest of the crew treated the victims in the front seats, she treated the child in the back. The EMS crew transported the child to Christiana Care Trauma Center.  As they arrived in the trauma bay, she was in awe of how the doctors worked as a team to treat the injured child.  It was then that her sights turned to becoming a physician. 

Lauren graduated Unionville High School in 2016.  She received the Alma Newlin Scholarship for students pursuing careers in healthcare. She then attended The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA.  During her tenure at William and Mary, she published several scientific papers in cancer research.  For her outstanding contributions to research, she was named a Beckman scholar.  She received her bachelor of science degree in chemistry and graduated with honors in 2020.  

Upon graduation, Mazur was accepted into the Penn State Milton S. Hershey School of Medicine, which she entered during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.  While taking on the rigorous curriculum of medical school, she published several research papers in the field of pediatrics.  She was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society for her achievements while in medical school, and received the Andrew Creasy and Savino Family grant. Upon graduation, Lauren will complete her medical training as a resident physician in pediatrics at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Afterward, she plans to pursue a Pediatric Critical Care fellowship.