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A Little Bit About Me...

A myth my Greek family told me as a child describes how Prometheus, in his love for humanity,

bestowed upon humans two gifts- "fire", symbolizing scientific knowledge and skill, and "blind hope", the healing

use of knowledge and optimism. By recognizing one's humanity, hope is sustained. I am committed to

becoming a physician who can balance these two gifts, seeing each patient not only as a biomedical

question, but also as a unique human story filled with a continuing fervor for life.

Cornell University
Syosset High School

I am a rising Senior in the College of Human Ecology, majoring in Human Development with a concentration in Social & Personality Development and a minor in Spanish. I have especially enjoyed taking classes in public health, sociology and anthropology of medicine, and Latino studies. My studies have been supplemented with experience in teaching apprenticeship and research in the Design & Environmental Analysis Department, where I have come to recognize the important overlay between human medicine, health, and design.

 

From 2012-2013 I served as VP Education for the Pediatric Awareness Club of Cornell and have been the President from January 2014 to the present. Through a combination of fundraising and outreach, bone marrow donor drives, and educational Skype sessions with pediatric oncologists and life specialists, our club strives to raise awareness of the unique physical and psychosocial consequences associated with pediatric cancers.

 

I am also an active member of the Psi Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. I served as Philanthropy Chair throughout my Sophomore year, during which we raised money and awareness for child literacy, through fundraising events and reading partnerships with local elementary schools.

I grew up in Oyster Bay Cove on Long Island and attended Syosset Central School District schools.

 

My passion for the Spanish language and Hispanic culture started in high school, where I found mentorship in my relationships with my Spanish teachers and served as the President of the Spanish National Honors Society. This, in combination with an internship as an ESL instructor to adult Latino immigrants, solidifed my passion to become a physician who attends to the underserved Latino immigrant populations in urban areas.

 

As a board member of Long Island's Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, I started "Dance for a Cure", an annual social event that brings schools all over Long Island together to raise money and awareness for pediatric cancers.

 

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