In eighth grade I took Spanish I, in 9th I took Spanish II, and this year I am in Spanish III. I am going to try and volunteer during my junior year. I wanted to start this summer, however, with covid it is difficult to find anything in a clinical setting. I plan on shadowing medical professionals, volunteering at hospitals and senior centers, and possibly working at a doctor’s office as a receptionist or something similar when I have the chance.
I am learning Italian because I love the language and Italian culture. In addition, I have family in Italy and I visit there every few years, and my grandparents mainly speak only Italian. I learn fairly quickly in regards to languages so I am hoping to be at least conversational in Italian by the end of this summer, and near fluent by the middle of my junior year. After that I will learn Spanish and continue with that throughout college to keep my skills sharp for my job later on. Also, I will look into a “Spanish for the Health Professions” class, thank you.
The university I have been referencing in my last few posts is DeSales. The university is only about a half an hour away and like you said, it is direct entry so if I get into the 5 year program I am pretty much automatically admitted into PA school, which is my goal. If not, though, there is a pre-PA BA in biology I would like to go into, if you look at their website you’ll see what I mean. Duquesne is my second choice as well if I do not get into DeSales’ PA program. I will check out the other ones you’ve listed.
Thank you for your input, it has been very helpful! (: