Health Sciences with Sarah

Transcript

Okay, now let’s head over to a really special part of campus. Sarah Hamilton is getting her master’s in public health with a concentration in community health and she is the perfect person to tell us about the absolutely incredible health sciences here at ETSU. Sarah, please take it away.

– Hey Alex. Hi everyone. Thanks for having me. For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to work in the medical field and ETSU is an incredible destination for students to pursue careers in healthcare professions. Now I’m working on my master’s in public health and I’ll begin my time at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine this coming summer. We have so many other programs available. There are rehabilitative sciences, the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy and we also have the largest college of nursing in the state. Students from these different areas have amazing opportunities for learning together which prepares you for an actual patient care setting where doctors, nurses, pharmacists and more all work together. My most inspirational experience at ETSU was during my time with the Language and Culture Resource Center. I worked in this office as one of my scholarships for four years. I had the opportunity to practice being a Spanish interpreter. Part of this experience was spent volunteering with the remote access medical clinic. The first time that I volunteered there I had no idea what to expect. My morning started at 4 a.m. and I was partnered with a mother and son about an hour later. Now this family had just moved to the US , they spoke maybe 10 words of English and her son desperately needed his tooth pulled. And having my background working with ETSU and having that study abroad experience provided me the skillset to convey his needs to the healthcare providers. And it was one of those harmonious moments where both of my passions for Spanish and for medical care really overlaps. I am so glad I decided to come to ETSU. It really allowed me to discover my passion for traveling, for interpreting, and of course pursuing a career in medicine. So thank you for letting me share my story, Alex. Back to you.

– Sarah, thank you. That was fantastic. Hearing your story, how you always wanted to work in the medical field and how the education and experiences here are setting you up for your dream job is inspiring. Thank you for sharing that with us all. Thanks again. Cheers, Sarah.