Year 2

It is hard to believe that another year has passed and I am reflecting on my second year at Ohio State.  It feels like just the other day I was at the HSS Welcome Day getting to know some of my new peers.  As I read the goals I set for myself last year, I am proud to say that I was able to accomplish them.  Being a peer mentor in Health Science Scholars was a great way to keep me involved as a second year.  Being able to share similar experiences with the incoming class was a great way to connect and hopefully made their first year less overwhelming.  Another big accomplishment I had this year was being nominated as the secretary of Future Buckeye Physician Assistant Club.  This position has given me the chance to have a leadership role and allow my voice to be heard in the club.  I hope to continue this role in the future and maybe even run for a higher executive position next year.  Also, I had two leadership positions within my sorority.  They included being on the academic scholarship committee and being on the recruitment committee.  Both of these roles helped me gain more confidence in being a leader by organizing a chapter of almost 200 individuals.

Just like last year, I still enjoy volunteering and serving in the community.  Some of the ways I did this during the past year included Sandwich Saturday, making cards for children at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, making meal packages for the hurricane victims, and more.  Furthermore, my sorority allowed me to get involved by helping raise over $3,000 in just twelve hours for Feeding America and Meals on Wheels.  We plan to continue to serve in the community this following year and I look forward to continuing to have the opportunity to help the community I live in.

As for my goals for the upcoming summer and fall semester, I hope to land a job in one of the local hospitals.  Being on the physician assistant track, it is very important to gain this patient care experience.  I hope to be able to continue this job into the fall semester as well so that I can stay connected at the hospital and better prepare me for a future in the medical field.

Year 1

It doesn’t seem possible that my first year at Ohio State and in HSS is coming to an end.  Since starting school in August, I have seen a lot of growth as an individual.  Prior to coming to Ohio State, I had a core group of friends that did everything together.  While I still have these close friends that I see every break and occasionally go visit, I have also had the chance to meet many new amazing friends. Many of these friends were made in the beginning of first semester during HSS Day and during short conversations in Park-Stradley.  My friendships with these people continued to grow as we found out that we were in many of the same classes.  Another part of this year that helped me develop and meet more people was joining Alpha Gamma Delta.  In just a few short months, this sorority has given me connections with upperclassmen that can recommend which classes to take together, allowed me to be a part of raising over $3,000 for Diabetes Education and Awareness, and has given me a place where I know I can grow as a leader.

In addition to making new friends, I have been able to continue volunteering, something that I have always joined doing.  Whether it was making blankets and pillows for Nationwide Children’s Hospital or pretending to be a victim of a bombing to help train medical students at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, every opportunity taught me how important it is to continue to serve others.  I plan to continue to do serve as much as possible and look for new organizations and groups of people that I can help.

Lastly, my goals for next year in HSS are to continue to stay involved and hopefully be a peer mentor for the incoming first-years.  I know how important it is to make connections with people from the beginning, therefore, I hope that as a peer mentor I will be able to make my first-years comfortable with Ohio State in order to make meeting friends within HSS a little easier.  I also hope during my second year in HSS that I will be able to find more organizations to serve especially where I can get more personally interactions with the individuals I am serving.