Patients often complain that they are unable to spend an adequate amount of time with their healthcare provider during a medical visit; these complaints are not unfounded. According to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2016, most physicians spend an average of 13-16 minutes with a patient during a single visit (Peckham, 2016). Healthcare providers take […]
I recently had the privilege of helping people in need by participating in a medical mission trip to Nicaragua with International Service Learning. In response to the shortage of healthcare professionals in developing countries like Nicaragua, our team of six Americans, including two physicians and one dentist-provided healthcare services to two communities. This rich learning […]
I am a graduate of Eastern Mennonite University’s M.A. in Biomedicine program. A part of the curriculum requires that a student design their own research project using the fundamentals of the scientific process. I have included my entire design along with a snapshot for each of the outcomes. This is something I am passionate about […]
Success in the future is attainable, no matter what your academic past may look like. I am a second year graduate student at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in the Master of Arts (MA) in Biomedicine program. Despite my own academic highs and lows, my passion for pursuing a career in medicine and global health […]
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