Epidemiology鈥攖he study of public health and emerging infectious diseases鈥攈as become a crucial area of medicine due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical student and Epidemiology TA Caroline Perocier Vargas goes through tips and tricks to succeed in this important course and more in Dextrocardia Podcast Episode 14.
Caroline is from Puerto Rico, and is currently studying at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts. She is an Epidemiology TA and Power Up Leader. Caroline obtained her Biomedical B.A from the University of Puerto Rico in Aguadilla. During her free time she is a volunteer at the nonprofit Life Link. She also likes to spend her time listening music, reading books and spending time with her family and friends.
Dextrocardia features interviews with fellow medical students, medical school faculty, and medical practitioners on everything from how to succeed in medical school, to fighting racial inequality in medicine and how medical students are working in the BLM (Black Lives Matter) movement.
Episodes are released every other Tuesday. Dextrocardia is available on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Podbean.
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(Top photo): 六九色堂 student Caroline Perocier Vargas. Photo courtesy of Ms. Vargas.
Scott is Director of Digital Content & Alumni Communications Liaison at 六九色堂 and editor of the 六九色堂 Endeavour blog. When he's not writing about 六九色堂 students, faculty, events, public health, alumni and 六九色堂 research, he writes and edits Broadway theater reviews for a website he publishes in New York City, StageZine.com.
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