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Anatomy and Physiology Mentoring
Anatomy and Physiology Mentoring
As a sophomore, this past year, I had the amazing opportunity to work as an anatomy and physiology mentor through the Bepko Learning Center at IUPUI. During Fall 2020, I started as an anatomy mentor and had such an amazing time planning and leading review sessions for anatomy students. My responsibilities included leading a mandatory review session as well as one voluntary session every week, attending lecture with the students every week, holding one Biology Resource Center hour a week, and assisting with exam jams before every major exam. After working as an anatomy mentor, I switched over to physiology in the Spring of 2021 as a new challenge. My responsibilities remained the same after switching over to physiology, but the content was definitely more challenging to review with students.
Despite me being the one reviewing with and teaching the students, I learned so much alongside them. I learned how to effectively teach students in a way that ensures long-term retention. Above all, I learned that mentoring is so much more than just simply reviewing content with students. As a nursing student, I was able to relate to a lot of the students I was helping because I understood what it felt like to be a student that was considered pre-program. As a freshman at IUPUI, I constantly felt stressed and along because I was so worried about not getting into the nursing school. A lot of the students I was assisting as a mentor felt the same way that I did, so I was not only able to help them with some of their hardest courses, but to also act as a person they could come and talk to when they were stressed or did not know what to do. My position as a mentor started as more of a teaching position, but quickly turned into a supporting role as well. I am so grateful for all that my students have taught me and this experience is one that I definitely will never forget. This experience has made me consider potentially becoming some type of teacher or instructor in the future and it has also taught me that I love helping young adults.
Psychology Learning Assistant
Psychology Learning Assistant
Also, during my sophomore year of college, I was able to work as a Psychology Learning Assistant through the psychology department at IUPUI. While working in this position, I led review sessions before each exam, attended lecture with students, graded concept checks and extra credit, and compiled tough topics to be sent to the course instructor to help prepare for Thursday's class.
Through this position, I learned how nursing introductory level concepts in psychology are related. I was able to apply all of the information I was learning as a Learning Assistant to my nursing classes.
Biology Research Lab WOrk
Biology Research Lab WOrk
As a second-semester freshman, in Spring 2020, I was able to work in a Biology research lab for honors credit. This lab used zebrafish to simulate the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome.
This experience was my first exposure to formal research. I learned several different skills from this position such as using a pipette, measuring, and introductory-level data analysis through the use of excel. I loved this experience because I learned so much about lab research. It taught me that I want to further explore the research world and learn more about other types of lab research that are based more in the clinical setting.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity
Every couple of Fridays throughout each semester, I have been going to Habitat for Humanity of Boone County and volunteering at ReStore. ReStore is donation center for used furniture and other items from houses that are not needed anymore. These items are then resold and all profits go back into Habitat to help with the builds. While volunteering here, I have learned the extreme amounts of hard work and dedication it takes to keep the store running and functioning properly. The staff and volunteers are so kind and compassionate and are always there to help if I need it.
During my time volunteering at ReStore, I am typically involved with moving and reorganizing the furniture as more sales are made. I also help load cars and clean different items as the come in the store, or I just clean the general store as it is needed. I have had an amazing experience helping out here and I look forward to continuing helping as much as I can in the future.
The Little Red Door
The Little Red Door
The Little Red Door is a non-profit in Indianapolis that works to provide support for cancer patients throughout the metropolitan area. We were able to help out by harvesting and replanting plants in their community garden.
Traders Point Christian CHurch
Traders Point Christian CHurch
At TPCC, they held a family night where I was able to help make care packages for young adults attending college that were still in the foster care system. During this event, I also wrote thank you notes for social workers and prayed for children about to age out of the foster system without being adopted. This was a humbling experience that I will never forget.
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