Career

After one semester at The Ohio State University and attending the weekly Health Science Scholars class, I can confidently say that I know what I need to do over the course of the next several years in order to reach my goal of obtaining a major in biology. Some of the opportunities I had during this course included learning more about undergraduate research, something that will be very important since I plan to pursue a career in the medical field, how to be professional when giving a presentation, and how to write a resume that will impress future employers. Furthermore, during this course, I learned the importance of reaching out and finding internships, volunteer opportunities, and research so that I can achieve my future goal of becoming a physician assistant. In the spring of 2016, I had the opportunity to do an internship at a local hospital where I had the opportunity to shadow a physician assistant for some of my experience. After seeing how valuable this experience was and talking with others in HSS, I was able to obtain another
internship in the simulation laboratory at another local hospital. I look forward to this experience and being able to spend more time in the medical field setting.

Another valuable topic that I learned during this course is the importance of staying healthy as well as balancing academics, my social life, and extracurricular activities. I plan to continue to maintain this balance by working ahead on assignments when I can, staying organized by writing out all of my assignments for the month, and by joining Greek life. This will not only give me the opportunity to meet new people and build my network with upperclassmen, but it will also allow me to focus on a philanthropy that is important to me. Overall, I look forward to another semester at The Ohio State University and I cannot wait to see what opportunities come my way and how I will grow from these experiences.