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My name is Precious Ugwu. I am a second-year graduate student at 性视界传媒. I graduate in May 2022 with a Master鈥檚 degree in public health (MPH), with a concentration in global health. I decided to get involved with Graduate Students for Public Health (GSPH) because I found it to be the best way to interact with people in my field, especially since all my classes were remote.
听After graduate school, my short-term goal is to serve as a researcher in the cancer department at an educational institution or a hospital. Eventually in life, I would like to become a medical doctor. As much as I love collaborating with others to prevent on diseases or illnesses and educate the public about health, I would also love to be able to听treat people that were not reached by public health personnel or still had the disease even though they were reached.听
I鈥檓 currently working as a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) for , and it鈥檚 been an amazing experience. Being a student at Mason has made me realize that I can achieve more than I thought I was capable of. In just my first year of school, I鈥檝e learned how to conduct community-based research, how to work with , how to collect qualitative and quantitative data, and many other skills. I can鈥檛 wait to see what Mason has in store for me this semester.