Rochester resident Kyle Medeiros is following in his mother’s footsteps, not only in his pursuit of a career in medicine but in the willingness to put those footsteps through all 26.2 miles of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18.
Kyle’s mother, Sandrine Medeiros, who works as program manager for the child and adolescent psychiatry residency program at Massachusetts General Hospital, ran the 2018 Boston Marathon as a member of the MGH Children’s Pediatric Cancer Team.
Currently a resident assistant in the MGH Anesthesia and Emergency departments, Kyle Medeiros, 24, will run with a half-dozen others on the MGH Emergency Response Team.
“Most of the Emergency Department runners have never run a marathon before,” said Medeiros. “There is about seven of us in total, only two of them have run a marathon.”
A 2016 Old Rochester Regional High School graduate, Medeiros was a member of the ORR soccer team and ran two seasons of track, but these kinds of distances were never in his wheelhouse.
“Not really, it’s a great cause, it’s for Mass General. I just decided I was going to do it,” said Medeiros, who is plenty busy.
With a bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston (2020,) he is on course to complete his postbaccalaureate work at Northeastern University in May. All the while, he is working full-time at MGH.
“I just did 20 miles last weekend, now it’s just up from here, I guess,” he said of his personal distance record.
Medeiros is also a novice at fundraising, but he recently rented out a bar with a $20 cover, collecting the proceeds for his cause. On Saturday, April 9, the former Kittansett Club caddy is holding a charity golf tournament at Acushnet River Valley.
Even though the Boston Marathon will be run on April 18, Medeiros can continue to collect donations until May 13. As of Tuesday morning, Medeiros had raised $1,595, 21 percent of his $7,500 target with 40 fundraising days remaining.
On his webpage, Medeiros writes that, “The Emergency Response Team was created after the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. The Emergency Response Team has been crucial in helping heal the Boston community, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.” To donate to the MGH Emergency Response Team, visit: givengain.com/ap/kyle-medeiros-raising-funds-for-massachusetts-general-hospital-44324//.
By Mick Colageo