华盛顿, PA(四月二十二日), 2022) – Bianca 脑袋 ’22 and Piper Scarry ’22 responded to the Coronavirus pandemic by turning their passions into their professions. Both seniors began working at hospitals during the pandemic while also serving their communities as emergency medical technicians.
脑袋, a neuroscience and Spanish major with a psychology minor, discovered her passion for healthcare in high school. 作为一名高中毕业生, she volunteered at Latrobe Hospital before gaining her EMT certification in the summer of 2018.
When the pandemic caused a healthcare worker shortage in the spring of 2020, 脑袋 felt a calling to return to Latrobe Hospital to help her former coworkers. She began working as a nursing assistant in the intensive care unit to help others at the onset of the pandemic.
脑袋 still works part-time at Latrobe Hospital and does large venue EMT work, including events at Kennywood Park and The Pavillion at Star Lake.
脑袋 now hopes to use her medical experience and her education to pursue a career in pediatric critical care medicine.
“W&J has given me the educational background to succeed [in medical school] … but I’ve also gained a much broader approach to healthcare,”她说。. “我认为W。&J has such a strong focus on communication and interpersonal skills, and it’s something that has helped me communicate with patients and their families.”
脑袋 was the inspiration for her friend, Piper Scarry, to become an EMT.
“I’ve always been interested in medicine, so Bianca’s passion for it has always inspired me,斯卡利说.
Scarry, a psychology major, worked as a patient transporter at Frick Hospital in Mt. 愉快的, PA, during the first year of the pandemic, working directly with COVID-19 patients to provide them with access to lifesaving care.
She then took her EMT certification course in the fall of 2021 through 华盛顿县 Ambulance and Chair Service, during which she did her clinicals at The Pavillion at Star Lake. She credits 脑袋 for her help and inspiration throughout the certification process.
“She was always there when I had any questions,斯卡利说. “Bianca helped me study and taught me a lot of field information.”
After graduation, Scarry plans to take a gap year to work in Tampa, FL, as an EMT. She then plans to attend graduate school to become an emergency medicine physician assistant.
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