Throughout my year at Ohio State, I have found numerous opportunities to help serve the community and participate in volunteer activities. My first semester at OSU, I got off to a slow start by volunteering in blood drives, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, and attending “pop-up” activities such as making bracelets and blankets for children at Nationwide Hospital. Although those activities were fulfilling and definitely helped others, I decided that I wanted to commit to a more routine form of service for my second semester. Since January, I have signed up to volunteer a few times a month at PCC, or Physician’s Care Connection, which is a free clinic in the Columbus area. This volunteer opportunity has definitely been my favorite because it allows me to truly interact with patients, doctors, med students, and fellow undergraduates. In the clinic, I usually participate as a room filler, which means that I call the patients back when the doctors are ready, lead them to their rooms, and prepare the rooms after the patient has left. This work has definitely been the most fulfilling and exciting of them all, as I am excited to be integrated into the clinical setting.

To learn more about what I can do to achieve my dreams of becoming a physician, I interviewed an RA on my floor that has similar interests. A fact that I thought was interesting was her view on being unique. She stressed the point that as a student, I should develop my passions first and truly utilize my strengths. Once I have developed my strengths and explored my passions, I can learn to tie that into the realm of medicine. To get admitted into medical school and eventually become a good doctor, I first need to find what makes me unique and work on those qualities. Once I do this, my unique personality and interests will shine through.