Samantha Scherner: Health Equity, Week Six
I cannot believe that my time here at the Rodham Institute is over, these past six weeks have flown by and I am sad to leave DC. My last week here was super busy as I spent the majority of the week with kids who are a part of the Health Education Leadership Program (HELP) […]
Samantha Scherner: Health Equity, Week Five
Its hard to believe that I only have one more week in DC, the time has really flown by. This week started out with a trip to the weight management clinic where I shadowed a physician who sees patients who need help with managing their weight. Most of her patient shave diabetes as that is […]
Samantha Scherner: Health Equity, Week Four
I’ve officially been at the Rodham Institute for a month now and I have fully accustomed to living in the city. My dad came to visit for the weekend so I took Monday off and my step cousin gave us a tour of the House of Representatives Floor in the Capitol. I was then given […]
Samantha Scherner: Health Equity, Week Three
I am officially half way through my internship and this week things at the Rodham Institute have started to pick up. I started off the week by going to the hospital and rounding with residents on the general medicine floor. The two doctors were presenting cases to their attending and giving him a rundown of […]
Samantha Scherner: Health Equity, Week Two
Welcome back! This week the humidity started to really pick up and the first couple days were really hot. I’m starting to get the hang of working in the city and being around lots of people, I’ve figured out to ride the metro. On Monday we took all of the pre event and post event […]
Samantha Scherner: Health Equity, Week One
My name is Samantha Scherner and I have the pleasure of living in the beautiful town of Ridgway, Colorado. This past week I have been interning at the Rodham Institute, embedded in the George Washington University Campus. The Rodham Institute promotes health equity throughout the 8 wards of Washington DC by educating the residents in […]