2023

Spring: I joined Dream Team Engineering as a shadower, took a technical writing class, and kept working with FLEG's Outreach Committee.

Summer: As part of FLEG's External Affairs committee, I organized a corporate formal event for incoming freshmen engineers and planned a workshop to give them a crash course on the professional world.

Fall: I was officially accepted into UF's BME program, joined the Phelps research lab, became a full member of Dream Team Engineering, and was a peer leader for an honors class.

Dream Team Engineering Shadowing

Cardiothoracic Team

I used 3D Slicer to create a 3D model of a heart with an atrial septal defect. The model is being used by doctors in Shands Hospital to educate affected children about their heart.

Cardiothoracic Team

Here is the printed heart model! It is split in half to allow kids to look inside to see the atrial holes. After this picture was taken, we cleaned up the support material and sent it on its way.

Surgical Team

I helped the surgical team recreate the gallbladder's vascular system in a benchtop model to help residents practice cholecystectomies. I learned about fluid systems and how to cast body parts in foam.

Phelps Lab

Working with Sandra Ferreira, PhD, I delved into the physiology behind how gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) affects insulin production in the pancreas. I improved my knowledge of diabetes, laboratory mouse handling, and tissue analysis techniques.

FLEG External Affairs Committee

I organized a corporate formal event for incoming freshmen engineers and planned an event to give them a crash course on the professional world. I gave them advice on resumes, LinkedIn, and how to maintain conversations with recruiters. Our networking event had more than 80 attendees, including 45 freshmen.

Surgical Team

After shadowing the Surgical Team, I joined as a full time member and continued to improve the cholecystectomy model. Some key updates are finalizing the housing, water reservoir locations, and tubing layout.

DICOM Kidney Team

This branch of Dream Team Engineering used 3D Slicer to take DICOM data (CT scans) from kidney donors and generate a replica kidney for them to keep after surgery.

Peer Leader

I acted as an undergraduate teaching assistant for the honors class Professional Development for Engineers with Dr. Forbes. Alongside my co-peer leader Kaylie, I led a class of 9 freshmen engineering girls. We taught them about cover letters, elevator pitches, resumes, and career fairs. I also facilitated learning in an aggregate large class section of 60 students.

BME Program

At UF, you have to apply to the Biomedical Engineering Program your 2nd year of college. I was so excited to officially join the program, begin taking official coursework, and meet the amazing faculty that call UF home.

Professional Communication for Engineers

In this class, I wrote a failure analysis paper about corrosion in metal implants. I also collaborated with 4 other students to write a research paper about UF's pedestrian crossing infrastructure. After a survey that received more than 70 responses in one day, we argued that HAWK beacons should be installed on campus to increase pedestrian visibility.

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