WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.150 align:middle line:84% I have a lot of family history of diabetes, 00:00:02.150 --> 00:00:03.900 align:middle line:84% so I've always been interested in entering 00:00:03.900 --> 00:00:05.034 align:middle line:90% the medical profession. 00:00:05.034 --> 00:00:07.200 align:middle line:84% And coming to Wesleyan I really thought the best way 00:00:07.200 --> 00:00:09.660 align:middle line:84% to do that was to sort of start taking some science classes 00:00:09.660 --> 00:00:11.400 align:middle line:84% and explore the premed coursework. 00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:14.396 align:middle line:84% So I was able to really latch onto the molecular biology 00:00:14.396 --> 00:00:16.770 align:middle line:84% and biochemistry major, because the classes seemed really 00:00:16.770 --> 00:00:18.561 align:middle line:84% interesting, and there was a lot of overlap 00:00:18.561 --> 00:00:19.779 align:middle line:90% with the premed requirements. 00:00:19.779 --> 00:00:21.320 align:middle line:84% So something I'm really interested in 00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:23.430 align:middle line:84% is sort of the humanistic side of medicine, 00:00:23.430 --> 00:00:26.370 align:middle line:84% and approaching science and medicine from a lens other 00:00:26.370 --> 00:00:27.559 align:middle line:90% than of natural science. 00:00:27.559 --> 00:00:29.850 align:middle line:84% And I think the best way I've been able to really cater 00:00:29.850 --> 00:00:32.580 align:middle line:84% to that is by engaging the science and society program 00:00:32.580 --> 00:00:33.547 align:middle line:90% curriculum. 00:00:33.547 --> 00:00:35.130 align:middle line:84% So science and society is a dual major 00:00:35.130 --> 00:00:37.230 align:middle line:84% that I'm doing along with molecular biology 00:00:37.230 --> 00:00:38.280 align:middle line:90% and biochemistry. 00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:41.710 align:middle line:84% And the classes really combine elements of economics, 00:00:41.710 --> 00:00:43.454 align:middle line:90% sociology, literature. 00:00:43.454 --> 00:00:45.120 align:middle line:84% So in your science and chemistry classes 00:00:45.120 --> 00:00:47.040 align:middle line:84% you might understand how a certain molecule works, 00:00:47.040 --> 00:00:49.498 align:middle line:84% but you don't really understand how health insurance works, 00:00:49.498 --> 00:00:51.300 align:middle line:90% or how Medicare is funded. 00:00:51.300 --> 00:00:53.990 align:middle line:84% And these larger issues that underlie the health 00:00:53.990 --> 00:00:54.670 align:middle line:90% care system. 00:00:54.670 --> 00:00:57.510 align:middle line:84% And I think that's been a really eye opening process for me. 00:00:57.510 --> 00:01:00.510 align:middle line:84% You can see how science actually is applied in the US, 00:01:00.510 --> 00:01:02.410 align:middle line:84% and really what the field of health 00:01:02.410 --> 00:01:05.490 align:middle line:84% care that us as premed students will be enduring in the future. 00:01:05.490 --> 00:01:07.240 align:middle line:84% In terms of getting involved with research 00:01:07.240 --> 00:01:09.000 align:middle line:84% at an undergraduate level, I think 00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:11.610 align:middle line:84% most of the researchers and professors in the sciences 00:01:11.610 --> 00:01:14.190 align:middle line:84% are very open to having students come in and work 00:01:14.190 --> 00:01:16.360 align:middle line:84% in their labs, or just sit-in our lab meetings, 00:01:16.360 --> 00:01:18.060 align:middle line:84% and I've had the opportunity to work 00:01:18.060 --> 00:01:19.830 align:middle line:84% with a professor in the molecular biology 00:01:19.830 --> 00:01:21.140 align:middle line:90% and biochemistry department. 00:01:21.140 --> 00:01:22.860 align:middle line:84% And that's been really amazing in helping 00:01:22.860 --> 00:01:25.440 align:middle line:84% me understand the coursework material in a more 00:01:25.440 --> 00:01:26.230 align:middle line:90% hands on approach. 00:01:26.230 --> 00:01:28.230 align:middle line:84% And I think that's really what a lot of students 00:01:28.230 --> 00:01:30.300 align:middle line:84% value about research, is engaging 00:01:30.300 --> 00:01:32.770 align:middle line:84% with the concepts of learning in class in a more hands on 00:01:32.770 --> 00:01:33.850 align:middle line:90% and active way. 00:01:33.850 --> 00:01:35.730 align:middle line:84% And I think as a science major I never 00:01:35.730 --> 00:01:38.220 align:middle line:84% felt that I was only confined to the sciences, 00:01:38.220 --> 00:01:40.750 align:middle line:84% or could only have friends that were in the sciences. 00:01:40.750 --> 00:01:41.900 align:middle line:84% And I think something about Wesleyan 00:01:41.900 --> 00:01:43.410 align:middle line:84% is that you're constantly encouraged 00:01:43.410 --> 00:01:46.700 align:middle line:84% to really expand and move out of your comfort zone. 00:01:46.700 --> 00:01:48.260 align:middle line:84% I think here, just by interacting 00:01:48.260 --> 00:01:50.010 align:middle line:84% with people that are so different from you 00:01:50.010 --> 00:01:52.290 align:middle line:84% or have interests that might not be the same with you, 00:01:52.290 --> 00:01:53.981 align:middle line:84% you really get to grow and learn. 00:01:53.981 --> 00:01:55.980 align:middle line:84% And I think Wesleyan is a place where there's so 00:01:55.980 --> 00:01:58.650 align:middle line:84% many people with so many passions 00:01:58.650 --> 00:02:00.900 align:middle line:84% that it's really easy to get involved with someone, 00:02:00.900 --> 00:02:02.983 align:middle line:84% or learn from someone that's in a different major, 00:02:02.983 --> 00:02:04.380 align:middle line:84% or go to performance with someone 00:02:04.380 --> 00:02:06.180 align:middle line:84% who you might not be similar with. 00:02:06.180 --> 00:02:09.290 align:middle line:84% And I think that's really where you grow and learn. 00:02:09.290 --> 00:02:21.334 align:middle line:90%