November 30, 2020 | My supervisor, Emily Zimmon, after an interview about outreach to be used in the film. Hey blog, it’s been a long time coming! I’ve finished the film and have been communicating with Willis Dady. Been spending alot of time lately reflecting on what I’ve gained from my fellowship although not every realization, I feel, would […]

August 14, 2020 | Wow, I cannot believe that it is the end of my summer in Austin already. It feels like just yesterday my mom was helping me move in. I can for sure say that this has been one of the weirdest summers I have ever experienced but also one of the most educational and memorable as […]

August 9, 2020 | This week has been exhausting but rewarding nonetheless. I say exhausting because of everything that is happening in the world currently and the uncertainty of everything going forward. I long to go back to normalcy, but I know that will not be possible for a bit longer. This week I attended the virtual Mt. Vernon […]

August 7, 2020 | The eighth and final week of my fellowship has come and gone, but the impact this experience has had on me will stay forever. My last week at MPO was packed full. At the office we had a week full of projects to work on, there were two below knee sockets that were a rush […]

August 2, 2020 | This week has been great for staying in to read a book with my time off. This is because we have gotten a lot of rain in Austin the past week due to the hurricane that hit Texas last week and then the tropical storm in Florida now. The rain is definitely needed since it […]

August 1, 2020 | This summer truly exceeded all my expectations. I went into this internship with a lot of uncertainty and nerves, but I leave with lots of wonderful memories, valuable experiences, and excitement. This last week, we dug even more into the data we collected this summer, and it was very reassuring to really see that all […]

July 26, 2020 | Week seven is behind me and in the back of my mind all week was that the end of my fellowship was approaching. Knowing this, I wanted to make the most of every moment both at the office and during my last weekend in Washington! I have had experiences in the past where in the […]

July 26, 2020 | This week has been great and I am always learning a lot from the people at my workplace and about being independent and what not. This week though, I have also come to terms that I do not think I want to live in Austin once I graduate. When I came down for my internship […]

July 25, 2020 | I cannot believe that I only have one week left here in Beaufort. I’ve been taking lots of mental (and physical) snapshots this past week, so I can hold onto a little bit of South Carolina once I travel back to Iowa. Every time I drive on the bridge over the Broad River, every time […]

July 19, 2020 | I want to start this week by wrapping up the AFO project with the big lift that I introduced last week. The fabrication went very well and the final brace fit the patient and helped her mobility. She will come in for a follow-up in a couple weeks to address any issues that may have […]