M.C.W
Academics
Here you can find some of the courses that I have taken and projects that I have completed as an undergraduate student at Clemson that have prepared my for a career in the health field.
Introduction to Public Health
This class focused on answering the question, "What is Public Health?" Not only did I learn what public health was, I also gained a greater understanding of the importance of preventative care and the use of integrated medicine within our health care system.
The following video project showcases what I learned about Public Health and how it can be applied on the topic of preventing sexual assault among college women. Our focus of the project is to create a healthy environment by encouraging female victims to report their cases of sexual assault along with increasing education and awareness of sexual assault in society.
Determinants of Health Behavior
Through this class, I learned about the different psychological, social, cultural, and environmental determinants of health behavior, as well as the different health behavior theories.
In the following paper, I applied the knowledge I gained from this class to analyze the different determinants of underage drinking among college students. This consisted of thorough research integrated with personal knowledge, and applying health beavhior theories to plan a potential prevention. Through writing this paper, I learned more in depth about the different factors that are associated with determining behaviors, which is beneficial to know when seeking to provide care to an individual and looking to change unhealthy behaviors into health ones.
Overview of Health Care Systems
This class gave me a better understanding of both the public health and medical care components of the health care system. I learned how important the cohesiveness of this system is in meeting both individual and public needs for health care.
In the following project, I use what I learned about the health care system and applied my knowledge to its application in the Physician's Assistant field. My partners and I created a humorous video that shows the advantages of a PA over a doctor in the health care system. Through this project, I learned how much interaction the PAs have with their patients, which is what initially drew me to the profession.
Health Promotion Program Planning
In this class, we took what we learned in Determinants of Health Behavior and the different health behavior theories and applied them to planning effective health prevention programs for different behaviors.
In the following paper, I took the knowledge I had about underage drinking among college students, chose a health behavior theory, and used them to plan a practical intervention to help reduce binge drinking among college students. This project required extensive research on binge drinking and thorough planning in order to create a practical intervention. Through this project I learned how to compile information from multiple sources into a cohesive and practical planning strategy.