Page 12 - The Paduan Spring 2022

NEWS
MedTrack Launches New ExternSHOPTM Experience
In a normal year, Padua MedTrack sophomores prepare for and obtain their “Externship” experience—40 hours of clinical observation in a healthcare field of the student’s choosing during the summer prior to junior year. Unfortunately, the Class of 2022’s essential experience was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. The MedTrack Advisory Board met remotely to strategize about how the students—both the Class of 2022 and 2023—could gain similar experiences while preparing for the possibility of another summer without any observation permitted by the major healthcare facilities. Thus, the ExternSHOPTM was born.
Rather than sending students out to gain experience with clinicians, an ExternSHOP (externship workshop) brings the clinicians to the students for a conference in career exploration held at Padua. Though limited on-site observations were ultimately permitted for this summer, the ExternSHOP was a huge success by allowing students to gain a variety of hands-on experiences. This year’s inaugural event for 33 students was assisted by 30 volunteers in 10 areas: surgery, forensic psychiatry, biomedical engineering, neurology, oncology, nursing, pediatrics, emergency medicine, physician assistant skills, and physical therapy.
MedTrack leadership and students were extremely grateful for the support of all volunteers, particularly Padua alumni Dr. Katie Cerny ’93, Dr. Joe Hanna ’79, Katie DeAngelo ’08, Elaine (Stupka) Heinzerling ’86, Brenna Heinzerling ’22, and Lynn (Keco) Moran ’89; as well as MedTrack alumni Kaitlyn Helal ’21 and John Niezgoda ’21 (logistics support); Alicia Cristino ’15, Brianna Oehlstrom ’15 and Hannah Lowe ’16 (nursing); Dr. Cameron Marcus ’13 (emergency medicine); Annmarie Rosa ’15 and Mary Ellen Wasco ’16 (physician assistant skills); and Katie Miller DPT ’13 (physical therapy).
Two MedTrack Seniors
Receive Full Rides to YSU
Two MedTrack seniors have been accepted into the competitive Youngstown State University BaccMed program. Mark Roman ’22 and Kyrillos Mikhail ’22 received full scholarships, including tuition, room and board. The YSU-BaccMed program provides students with an enhanced pre-medical curriculum and access to potential early assurance to either Northeast Ohio Medical University or Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. This program places a special emphasis on those interested in family medicine, general pediatrics, and general internal medicine; medically underserved communities; and research related to these medical disciplines and populations.
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Pictured in the center: Johnny Ware, YSU Honors College Coordinator for Diversity and Recruitment.