Hello! My name is Sandra Morrongiello, and I
am a junior at Hofstra University. Ever since I was young, I dreamed of working
with people who were less fortunate and needed help. I had a noble desire to change the world. For me, becoming a doctor was the ideal
career path. Upon entering
college, I decided to be a pre-med student, with a Global Studies major. As a Global Studies major, I study
local and global issues and ways to make improvements in our world.
I was incredibly lucky to have an
opportunity to pursue my passion for working with people. This spring semester, I will be doing
an internship at Nassau University Medical Center with an organization called
Health Leads. Health Leads works
with doctors, nurses, and social workers to make changes to healthcare. Together with health professionals,
they seek to address all the patient’s basic needs. My role is to be a Health
Advocate. Essentially, my task is
to work with families that lack the basic resources such as food, housing, and
health insurance. Unfortunately,
lack of these basic resources can be detrimental and significantly impact a
person’s health. I will be faced
with researching and recommending places for these families to go to receive
whatever they may need.
Although I just started this week, I can
tell this is going to be an awesome and rewarding experience. I have been assigned to work with six
families in particular. I have
reviewed each family’s background, and I will be in contact with them
shortly. I am anxious to get to
know them and to help them in any way that I can.
The Department of Global Studies has
allowed me to apply this internship towards my degree. As part of my requirements, I will be
keeping a blog of my experiences.
This blog will include details about my experiences and related
topics. I am thrilled to spend
this semester working in the hospital setting with families who really need
me. I am confident that it will be
an unforgettable experience, and I will keep you posted!
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