Art and Medicine
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True nursing care requires both the head and the heart. I seek to connect my clinical science knowledge with the humanities to provide holistic, innovative, and patient-centered care.
As an undergraduate at Duke University, my academic studies were at the nexus of global public health and visual storytelling. Since graduation, I have continued to explore healthcare from an artist's perspective as a clinical researcher and nursing student. Below you will find projects that highlight my ability to connect medicine with the arts in imaginative ways at the bedside and beyond.
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Nursing School Doodles
I am visual learner. As such, I have been doodling to study for my exams in nursing school. Click here to see examples of my notes and study guides for Pharmacology and Medical-Surgical Care. I hope to continue to apply my drawing and visual communication skills in the health care space as an educational tool for patients, students, and health care workers.
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Project Greenlight
For two years I worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator for the GreenlightPlus Study, a national childhood obesity-prevention clinical trial. As a part of my role, I supported the design of educational booklets for the parents/caregivers of infants in both English and Spanish. I also directed and edited training videos for health care providers on patient communication best practices.
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Parenting Education Videos for Spanish-speakers
I directed and edited educational videos for a primary care-based group parenting program for Spanish-speaking parents piloted in the UNC Chapel Hill and the University of Pennsylvania medical systems.
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Ebola in Liberia
As Duke Center for Documentary Studies Fellow, I directed and produced a short documentary film on the Ebola epidemic in Liberia. I interviewed Ebola survivors, health workers, and community leaders on how Liberians paired medical best practices with culturally-informed public health communication to end the epidemic. The film was screened at the American Public Health Association's annual conference in 2017.
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Sesame Street
I completed a summer internship at Sesame Workshop, the creator of the acclaimed children's educational TV show Sesame Street. Working in the International Social Impact department, I supported the development of public health materials, scripts, and videos for international Sesame Street projects partnered with leading public health organizations such as UNICEF, World Vision, and USAID.