Brief Profile:
-Researching ALS- 1 year and still continuing (full time for summer and part time during academic year) -Hippocrates Health Institute therapy technician- 2.5 years full time (direct patient contact) -Employee of the Month at Hippocrates Health Institute- August 2006 -JFK Medical Center- CVICU and ER volunteer- 4 months (also shadowed several docs there) -Medical Assistant for podiatrist- 1 summer full time -Medical Mission Trip to Brazil- spring break 2008 -Founding VP of Rotaract Club at former school (Palm Beach Atlantic University) -Child Sponsorship through Compassion Intl- my little girl lives in the Dominican Republic -My favorite hobbies: studying nutrition independently and cooking/creating my own recipes (I am especially good at cooking for people with dietary restrictions due to my experience with Celiac disease) -Tutored general chemistry, biology, and trigonometry at Palm Beach Atlantic University -Tutored general chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics at the University of Arizona (have my Intl. Tutor Certification from CRLA) -Outstanding Student Award in General Chemistry (won for highest grade average in my class) -Spectrum Writing Award (won for an essay I wrote) -Published an article on nutrition in Beyond Health News and Hippocrates Magazine
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2009
Undergraduate college: University of Arizona
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences