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Women's History Month
Women's History Month
Even Lanson '30 | April 12, 2023
Biana Lanson is a very successful physician and my mother. I had the pleasure of interviewing her for Women’s History Month. She has two sons that go to Brunswick, one of which is me who is a writer for the Weekly Wick Newspaper. The following is the transcript of the interview.
Q. Where are you from?
A. I am from New Canaan, Connecticut
Q. Where did you go to school?
A. I have an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, and a medical degree from Harvard Medical School.
Q. Do you have any interesting hobbies/skills?
A. I love salsa dancing, cooking, watching movies, and going to restaurants with my family.
Q. Why did you choose to be a doctor?
A. I love to help people and I find the human body very interesting.
Q. What was the work you had to do to become a doctor?
A. After my undergraduate degree, I had to take some exams to get into medical school. After medical school, I went through a residency program to become an Ear, Nose, and Throat physician.
Q. Was it worth the hard work? Are you satisfied with the outcome? Why or why not
A. Absolutely! My job allows me to help people do interesting things. I think I picked the best area of medicine because it allows me to perform surgical procedures and see patients get better very quickly. I can also do my job anywhere in the world.
Q. What were your most difficult challenges and/or situations?
A. My hardest challenge was my internship year in residency. It was hard work and not a lot of sleep, but it paid off.
Q. What obstacles have you faced as a woman?
A. The biggest challenge is to balance work and motherhood. For example, one night I had to go to the hospital while my younger son had a fever, and I had to leave him with his nanny. In the end, it all worked out, but at the moment it was very hard.
Q. What was your proudest moment as a woman?
A. I'm always very proud to say that I'm a surgeon.
Q. Who/What has had the biggest impact on your journey?
A. There were multiple people and experiences that have helped shape my journey. When I was five years old, I remember my first visit to the ENT. I wanted to be a doctor for immigrants in the United States, which made me want to go to medical school to support my family from my parents and my husband to my wonderful two children.
Q. What’s one person/moment in history you think we should all learn more about?
A. When women won voting rights.
Q. Anything else you would like to share?
A. I think being a woman is challenging, but I enjoy the different aspects of my life as a woman. For example, I love being a mom and a surgeon. I love dressing up and putting on makeup. I love running my own business. As a woman, I feel like I can do it all.
Animal Service: Inflatable Fundraiser
Animal Service: Inflatable Fundraiser
Reed Foley '30 | Apr 27, 2023
On Thursday, April 27 The Animal Service Club ran the inflatable race that raised money for The Marshall Legacy Institute CHAMPS fund. Earlier in April The Marshall Legacy Institute visited us with one of their mine detection dogs named Rico Cosby. Rico Cosby was funded by a Wick student named Henry Harris who rode a bike across the country to raise money for the CHAMPS program. Thank you to all for helping donate to the Marshall Legacy Institute and we hope to do more work with them in the future.
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Ryan Walsh '30 | March 29, 2023
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