“Over the last four years I have learned about a vast variety of topics ranging from nonprofit operations to suturing techniques. Through my participation in programs like ROC shadowing, Project Prevent, and The Pre-Professional Healthcare Summit my passion for community health sciences and medicine have grown. I have fallen in love with rural medicine and hope to spend time working in rural Nevada once I complete my degree in medicine. I was taught about community based medicine and the importance of education. These principles became my core medical beliefs. It is my strong belief that my activities within the student ambassador program have kept me on the right path and provided the necessary motivation to complete my undergraduate degree. When assignments were harder or my instructors were demanding, I would think about my time spent shadowing or think about the need we see in our rural communities. This would give me the motivation to continue. This summer I will be applying to the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine for the first time and attending the Masters Of Business Administration program while I wait for an admission decision. Once I’m admitted to medical school I hope to continue work with High Sierra AHEC as a scholar. This program has shaped who I am as an up and coming medical professional and I recommend it to anyone who has an interest in healthcare.”
-Corban Cocanour