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Hodges ’19 Meets the People Behind Prevention

Christina Egbert

Aug 01, 2018

  Matthew Hodges ’19 – As a pre-med student with a primary care focus, I tend to frame preventive care at an individual level. When I think of preventive health measures, I […]

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Jones ’20 Learned the Importance of Versatility in Healthcare

Christina Egbert

Aug 01, 2018

Hunter Jones ’20 – I was hired by the Montgomery County Health Department through a grant specifically to create materials aimed at helping those who had recently experienced an overdose due to […]

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Doster ’20 Makes Empathy His Example

Christina Egbert

Aug 01, 2018

Owen Doster ’20 – Like many of the employees of the Health Department in Montgomery County, I do multiple things. For the most part, my classmates Matt Hodges ’19 and Hunter Jones […]

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Lakomek ’21 Gains A Different Perspective on the Mental Health Crisis

Christina Egbert

Aug 01, 2018

  Eric Lakomek ’21– This summer I have had the pleasure to participate in an Immersive Learning experience funded by the Wabash Global Health Initiative with alumnus Dr. Sean Sharma ’98 and […]

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Wilson ’19— St. Joseph County Department of Health in South Bend, IN

Karen Handley

Jul 26, 2018

Chris Wilson ’19—This summer I am interning with the St. Joseph County Department of Health in South Bend Indiana, predominantly with the health education division. I am involved in a wide variety […]

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Whitaker ’19—St. Joseph Health System in South Bend, IN

Karen Handley

Jul 26, 2018

Joe Whitaker ’19 – “Things are going really well in South Bend. I’ve been working with Latorya Greene on two major projects. For the first project, I compiled a list of all of […]

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Equihua ’20 —What is it you want to do, again? Primary care? Pick something else

Karen Handley

Jun 20, 2018

Artie Equihua ’20 — When I was around three or four years old, I told my grandfather I wanted to be a scientist. This statement did not evoke the greatest response considering he […]

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Gray ’20 – Your Doctors Aren’t Talking About You—And That’s a Problem

Karen Handley

May 30, 2018

Nathan Gray ’20 — This summer I am fortunate to participate in a Global Health Initiative internship with Wabash alumnus Dr. Todd Rowland (www.bridge2medical.com) with my fellow intern Artie Equihua. This is the […]

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Equihua ’20 – A Liberal Arts Perspective of Digital Health

Karen Handley

May 30, 2018

Artie Equihua ’20 — This summer I am fortunate to participate in a Global Health Initiative internship with Wabash alumnus Dr. Todd Rowland (www.bridge2medical.com) with my fellow intern Nathan Gray.  This is […]

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Hodges ’19 – Little Flower Clinic

Karen Handley

Sep 14, 2017

Matt Hodges ’19 — I spent this summer working at a Little Flower Clinic, a homeless clinic in Hazard Kentucky. Hazard is the county seat of Perry County, located in Southeastern Kentucky […]

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Grubbs ’20 – Child Family Health International S. Africa

Karen Handley

Sep 07, 2017

Ben Grubbs ’20 — Durban, South Africa was an experience like none other. The city rich with history and culture is more than just a typical African city. It is a city not […]

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Doty ’18 —St. Joseph Public Health Dept

Karen Handley

Sep 07, 2017

Jade Doty ’18 — This past summer was an incredible learning experience that I know will hold many benefits in the years to come. I cannot thank the Wabash Global Health Programs, […]

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Hansen ’19 – Fairbanks School of Public Health

Karen Handley

Sep 07, 2017

Evan Hansen ’19 — Over the past eight weeks I have been working with the IUPUI Fairbanks School of Public Health. Each year the Your Life, Your Story summer camp supports up to […]

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Azar ’19 – Fountain/Warren County Health Dept.

Karen Handley

Sep 07, 2017

Pat Azar ’19 — I have spent the last seven weeks working with the Fountain & Warren County Health Department in Attica, Indiana. This internship has given me great experience in the […]

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Philippines Focused Becker’s Career Plans

Howard Hewitt

Jul 22, 2016

Aaron Becker ’17 – I recently had the privilege of taking part in a medical internship for the month of June in the Philippines through Child Family Health International. CFHI is dedicated […]

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Eastern Kentucky Makes Impression

Howard Hewitt

Jul 22, 2016

Anthony Douglas ’17 – In a recent New York Times article, a list of the 10 worst/hardest places to live in America was created. Out of the 10, 6 of those places […]

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Jawed ’17 Working in Infection Prevention

Howard Hewitt

Jul 22, 2016

Bilal Jawed ’17 – When imagining a hospital, you may picture a physician or nurse at the bedside of a patient. Working in the administrative offices of Indiana University Health has made […]

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