Hi I’m Grace Oppenheim and I am so excited to join my fellow peers on this extraordinary journey. I am originally from Santa Cruz, California. I attended Bryn Mawr College where I received a degree in political science. While at Bryn Mawr I was particularly interested in international politics. I spent a semester abroad at University College London. My love of international affairs has carried over into my new found passion of nursing. I am a BSN/MSN student and my specialty is Family Health NP. I decided to attend Penn’s nursing program due to the phenomenal abroad opportunities it offers. I am particularly interested in global health and am elated to have this opportunity to study how healthcare is performed in Botswana. I believe being well traveled and cultured will help me provide the best nursing care possible. In the future I hope to expand on the knowledge I gain in Botswana and couple it with my political science background to shape healthcare reform in the global context.
I’m Megan Rogers, a second-degree BSN/MSN student in the Family Health Nurse Practitioner track. I graduated last year from Vanderbilt University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Medicine, Health and Society. I plan to work as an RN between the Bachelor’s and Master’s portions of my degree, hopefully in pediatrics and/or women’s health.
I became interested in maternal and child health issues in the courses I took on medical anthropology, public health, and global health at Vanderbilt University. After a trip I took to Costa Rica to work in a pediatric primary care clinic with a few colleagues in college, I was hooked. I discovered Penn’s program while volunteering for the Global Health Council’s conference in DC a few years ago, where I met a Penn student who had participated in the pilot program in Botswana as well as some individuals from Botswana. Their stories and encouragement inspired me to apply to Penn, and I am excited to be able to experience the program first hand!
Erin is a second-degree nursing student originally from Lawrence, KS. She graduated with a background in medical anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis, and then spent several years doing social science research on young adult and adolescent reproductive health. Erin came to Penn with a strong interest in pediatrics and women's health, and is looking forward to pursuing public health and policy work after nursing school. After doing research on pregnancy sickness and infant birthweight at a hospital in rural Tanzania, she is excited to use her nursing skills in Botswana and for the opportunity to improve her assessment and clinical skills. She is grateful for the chance to travel abroad to learn about nursing in environments with few resources. Because of her interest in health and public policy, she hopes to learn more about the broader context of medical care and education in Botswana, since they have taken the initiative to provide education and health care at a national level.
I'm Randi D. O'Neill an undergraduate from Peotone, IL. I would like to eventually become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. I was interested in going to Botswana to learn about healthcare in a different country but also because of my interest in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. I am excited to learn about how this country deals with their great numbers of HIV and especially the care of pediatric and adolescent HIV/AIDS patients. I feel as though the opportunity to experience global health will greatly improve my competence as a nurse and care provider.
Hello Blog World! I'm Bridget Sullivan, a BSN/MSN student in the Pediatrics Primary Care NP program. .jpg)
Hi, my name is Danielle Altares and I’m originally from a rural town outside of Harrisburg, PA.