Global Awareness and Original Inquiry

G:

Spring Semester of my sophomore year I took three courses that enhanced my global perspective. I took Global Public Health, Medicine in the Ancient World, and the Sociology of Death and Dying. Global Public Health opened my eyes to the reality of public health issues around the world and how differently the same problem may be approached in different areas of the world. Medicine in the Ancient World taught me a lot about where medicine came from. This course was interesting as it showed how there are still similarities in the way we practice medicine today. The Sociology of Death and Dying not only covered basic human reaction to the death and dying process but it also addresses how different cultures and religions face death.

O:

Since the beginning of freshman year, I have been working in a hematology/oncology research lab in the Biomedical Research Tower. This research focused on searching for biomarkers in order to predict if a patient undergoing transplant is likely to develop Graft versus Host Disease and if they are, they would also like to see if they can predict the severity of it. This was an amazing experience and I learned so much. This summer, however, I decided cancer research was not for me and I wanted to find research that I was more passionate about. I do not regret my time in the lab, I learned so many things and I appreciate and have so much respect for everyone who works there. The research and progress being made throughout that building is astonishing and I can’t wait to see what my next step in my research career will be.

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