The last six weeks in India have been the best of my life. The learning that I have done here both personally and professionally are once in a lifetime and the friends that I have made through this experience are some of the strongest bonds I’ve formed. As we piled onto busses to carry us…
Author: abbysoskil
Healthcare in the Himalayas
Coming to India to explore healthcare, I knew that practices would be different from home; however, I never imagined how vast those differences would be. Shadowing at the Landour Community hospital was an incredibly valuable and impactful experience. Getting to see the differences in resources, patient care, and forms of treatment was fascinating, especially having…
Hello From the Himalayas!
Hi, my name is Abby and I am a rising Junior in the Nursing program at Pitt! Currently I am pursing a minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and a Global Health Certificate. Currently, I work as a research assistant under Dr. Jamie Zelazny, looking at the correlation between suicidal ideation in children and…