ABOUT ME
Teamwork
My strengths include being patient, compassionate, and dedication amongst others. I am a collaborative member of the team, and engage in active listening feedback sessions, and listen to others share their thoughts, and opinions. My work is important to me, and I am patient with those who work around me. I am a dedicated intern and put my strongest effort into all work that I am given and actively take on. Prior experiences have taught me how to be an asset to collaborative scholarly work and team projects. In addition, I have learned to balance voicing my opinions and incorporating other peers' work into the project. I am an organized individual and mindful of team deadlines.
Over the course of the semester I have learned to better incorporate feedback and how to collaborate with the team to formulate final products. I also learned to ask for help when I have difficulty with a software. Thanks to my team I have been able to learn new statistics software and coding systems. Patience is another thing I developed through the various stages of coding and transcribing.
Skills
One of my biggest strengths can be the amount of passion I put into my work. If I truly enjoy what I am doing I will put in the work. I also love giving back to my community. I come from a Latin background and enjoy experiences where I can help Spanish-speaking families. I enjoy being able to advocate for the Latinx/e community. Although I have lost some of my Spanish throughout the years, I still enjoy using my native language and making the lives of Spanish-speaking families lives easier by translating or giving a helping hand.
A skill I would like is to become more social and I have been trying over the years to easily spark a conversation with a family or with anyone I work around. I want to build that connection with those around me and show I am here for the team. I also would like to learn how to improve my Excel, Word, and Microsoft skills. I have some experience with technology but could use help learning how to format posters, presentations, etc.
My Experiences and Skills
Parkview Regional Medical Center
While working at Chick-Fil-A, I also worked a second job as a patient meal host at Parkview Regional Medical Center. My role was to serve patients food, and maintain all HIPPA standards when delivering patients' meals. When walking into the room I would make sure to get all of the patients' information before handing them their meals. I also had to learn how to read certain documentation that mentioned their dietary restrictions and limitations. For patients who had trouble moving, I would often open up their meal packages, cut up their food, or call for nurse assistance when needed. I helped patients that were not English-speaking and often translated for Spanish-speaking patients who were not able to order food or talk to their nurses about allergies or dietary concerns.
American Medical Women's Association
During my second year of college, I helped revive the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA). AMWA had been dormant for some years and I along with other young women helped re-establish AMWA. I was the undergraduate student senator for the 21-22 executive board. In addition I was a senator for the undergraduate student government, and relayed all information from AMWA to the student government at IUPUI. I also helped recruit members and sought potential candidates who were interested in the medical field.
Honors College Student Council
In my second year of college, I was also a part of the Honors College Student Council. I served as the treasurer for the 21-22 executive board and oversaw all of the council's financial affairs. I kept track of the money and created the yearly budget. I informed the council when any funding requests were made and approved or denied requests based on the yearly budget. I also allocated funds towards certain organizations under the Honors College and communicated with the Honors College treasurer for any reimbursements.
Ronald McDonald House
In the fall semester of my second year, I volunteered for the Ronald McDonald house and loved volunteering for the company. I started off on the family floor at Riley Hospital for Children and then transitioned to the Maternity Floor this semester. My roles included checking families into the room, keeping the room tidy, and stocking snacks for the guests of the maternity ward. On the family floor, I direct overnight families to their rooms and rebuild rooms when guests would check out. On the Maternity Floor, I check mothers in to the beauty salon or the nap pods that the room offered. I truly enjoyed working with children and with their families. Although I do not do any clinical work, I enjoy the opportunity to listen to the stories of parents and provide a space for them to voice their concerns and worries.
Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS)
The Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS) serves to represent underrepresented students and support them through their college journey. As president, I have attended all regional conferences held to understand the difficulties minorities face in the medical field. This information from the conference is then relayed by myself to current pre-medical students in efforts to bring new knowledge to students from historically underrepresented and minoritized groups. My future goal is to host educational workshops to better guide students on their pre-medical journey.
Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority Incorporated
I have been a part of this Latina-orientated sorority for the past two years, and have served as the cultural awareness chair. I promote the cultures of not only the Latina women in the sorority, but also bring awareness to other cultures found around the IUPUI campus. Throughout my time in the sorority, I have learned how to collaborate with other organizations and have learned how to partner with outside organizations, like the Julian Center or Coburn. This semester I was able to hold a successful event that brought in over 250+ people, an event to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, and bring awareness to cultural customs found in Latin America.
One thing I learned throughout the semester was how to better manage my time. I was involved in several activities, as well as a part-time job, and the Life-Health Sciences Internship, and struggled at first to keep up with everything. I learned how to better manage my time and how to organize my time amongst the different things I am a part of. I kept all my activities accounted for on my Google calendar and allotted specific times for all my activities. I developed a system that worked well for me and will continue to use this strategy as the semester progresses and in my future endeavors.
Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
This organization was recently charted in April 2023. With the help of alumni and some connections I was able to help bring this organization to campus. At the beginning stages I helped recruit members and sent messages out to various groups I am involved in to recruit potential interests. From there we began all the logistical work and gained recognition as a chapter and as a school organization. Although we have not yet had any events or programming, we are hoping to kick off the organization in the coming fall semester. My executive board and I are working hard to get things moving for next semester. Our goal for the future is to empower pre-medical Latinx/e students and to bring them shadowing opportunities and opportunities to meet other doctors
Top 100
Each year, the IUPUI Office of Alumni Relations honors 100 outstanding undergraduate students who demonstrate excellence in three categories—academic excellence, campus leadership, and community engagement. These “top 100” Jags represent everything that makes IUPUI exceptional.
Best Research Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity
Awarded at the Purdue Autism Research Conference
Bowling Jones Russo Memorial Undergraduate Research Award
The CRL Bowling-Jones-Russo Memorial Undergraduate Research Award is given each year to a freshman, sophomore, or junior student for outstanding research in any discipline.