UAB Medicine

Biology Research Intern

May - July 2022 • Birmingham, AL

What I liked

I loved the ability to be able to participate in cutting edge research in the biomedical field.

What I wish was different

I wish the program had been longer.

Advice

It is okay to ask for help.

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Research Assistant

April 2020 • Birmingham, AL

What I liked

I like learning different methods used to do research. I like analyzing data.

What I wish was different

It is all good.

Advice

I learn doing animal surgery.

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

November 2020 • Birmingham, AL

What I liked

Hands-on experience with experiments and reviewing papers

What I wish was different

Advice

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Patient Registration Specialist

April 2019 • Montgomery, AL

What I liked

I love the experience of being able to help patients and still able to attend school at the same time with no conflict, and that my manager encourages continuing education all the time.

What I wish was different

I wish I would have taken this job sooner.

Advice

One piece of advice is that it isn't necessary about the money you make at your job but it is about the experiences you learn from your that makes it easy to work for a wonderful company.

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Patient Care Technician

September 2018 • Birmingham, AL

What I liked

I received first-hand experience on working in the ED and enjoyed working with a diverse population of patients.

What I wish was different

Advice

If you are trying to find a job as a tech in a specific unit, try e-mailing the Nurse Manager of that unit or ask any nurse/tech you know if their unit is hiring.

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Health Care Manager

September 2008 • Birmingham, AL

What I liked

Doing clinical research

What I wish was different

The supervisor did not provide any guidance and had me completing the task I did not understand and beyond an assistants role. No understanding of that my education came first, and that's why my title was a student assistant with flexible hours.

Advice

People are more concerned about their reputation and have forgotten how to be great leaders that inspire their employees.

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

December 2018 - August 2019 • Birmingham, AL

What I liked

I loved the ability to gain research experience while being paid for my time in lab

What I wish was different

I wish I would have been able to continue the project longer

Advice

Apply to any/ all research positions that interest you. It is a great way to network and improve interview skills and laboratory skills.

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Patient Care Tech

July 2004 • Birmingham, AL

What I liked

Taking care of people.

What I wish was different

That Psych/detox patients had somewhere stable to go instead of boarding in the ER holding up beds for the really sick people in the waiting room, so the wait time won't be 6-8 hours long. Better pay...

Advice

I love what I do and u make the best of it. U really learn it's not just about the money but helping others and making them smile.

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Pre-Med Intern

June - July 2019 • Huntsville, AL

What I liked

I loved shadowing all the different specialties in different areas around the communities. We saw multiple rural and urban clinics along with bigger hospital settings that really opened doors to where I would want to work in the future. The lunch seminars with various physicians, admissions committee members, and staff were amazing because you could form connections with so many different people and really understand what you’re walking into.

What I wish was different

I think seeing more urban areas, especially those with larger ethnic populations and multicultural backgrounds would have been a good contrast to the rural focus. It’s important to see both sides and recognize the specific differences between urban and rural patients. Even though they face similar issues when it comes to healthcare, they do so for different reasons.

Advice

Make a journal about every single day. Take short notes on what you did, who the speakers were and especially why whatever you saw was impactful. Not everything is going to strike a chord and that’s okay. It’s not about remembering the diagnosis or the patients. You want to remember the relationships and conversations and all the little mannerisms that you won’t learn otherwise.

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