Our third day in the great city of Birmingham began at BCU’s South City campus, where we met with Sara Zarti, a senior MPH lecturer who introduced us to the foundations of public health. She walked us through the major pillars, the priorities that guide population health decisions, and the social conditions that shape people’s…
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Day 2: A Day at BCU
Today, our group was up early to catch the double-decker bus! I was so excited to finally experience riding on one of these buses and it was so fun sitting at the top. Next, we headed over to the BCU City Center Campus and met our amazing tour guide/ mentor Chinenye Anetekhai! She is truly…
American girl meets Birmingham!
My peers and I had a good first day in Birmingham! We started off our official Birmingham trip after a long 7 hour plane ride and 2 hour coach bus ride to our hotel on Broad Street. Once we settled in and dropped our belongings off, we walked down the street to this cute pub…
UK Here She Comes!
Hi! My name is Sydney Hares and I am a first-year nursing student at the Pitt-Greensburg campus. My passion is to become a pediatric nurse and work in the oncology department. I am 19 years old from Canonsburg, PA, and have been living there my whole life. I also play soccer for the women’s team…