Hello again! I attended the Science Career fair on October 6^th at 3:30pm. I was super excited to attend because I am constantly looking for ways that I can gain more experience and learn more about the field I wish to spend the rest of my career in: Medicine. The medical community is highly competitive, but many fail to recognize how supportive representatives can be. For this career fair, I signed up for a group session with the Ohio State College of Medicine. I aspire to one day study in this college, so I thought it would be beneficial to hear from their representatives some of the key opportunities that could put me in one of their classrooms in a couple short years. The representatives present were Matt Post and Lindsey Hutchinson. They did an amazing job of outlining positions available through the college and several other departments on campus. This led me to explore their website more and find several intriguing clinical positions. One the most interesting positions they mentioned was working with patients in the covid-19 vaccine trails. I will definitely look to apply for positions from the postings in the near future.

Hi! I attended a presentation given by Dr. Ines Valdez, a professor and researcher at Ohio State, on October 28, 2020 at 3:30pm. At the session led by Dr. Valdez, I learned about her research in the fields of the politics of immigration, transnationalism and cosmopolitanism, and the imperial origins of western democracies. She bases a lot of her views and work off of the publications of W.E.B DeBois as she sees a lot of connections between his conclusions and her own. I found it interesting that she noticed how much race (being non-white) and the policies created were intertwined into the foundations of suppression. Moreover, she spoke about the classes she teaches and possible certificates one can earn in a variety of areas. The most notable minor she talked about was the new latino/a minor. Overall, I learned that racism is not just white and black and has been present in all aspects of life since colonial rule. In the future, I could see myself using her thought process to understand what it means to be non-white globally. As I intend to travel and eventually care for diverse populations in the medical community, it is important for me to be aware of how current policies and social structures impact the lives of others. I am also informed on other possible educational opportunities that can help further my career by showing that I am knowledgeable of a diverse range of complex social topics.