Class of 2022: Giulia Pires

Giulia Pires 是马里兰州银泉市的健康科学专业辅修法语的学生.

When I took my first step on the Hill, I was: Nervous and reluctant.

The me who will ring the Old Main bell on Commencement Day is: 紧张，但对未来和我将遇到的新机会感到兴奋! 

Real world experiences: COVID-19限制了我与卫生专业人员一起工作并获得患者护理经验的能力. Nonetheless, 我能够找到一些机会，这些机会在某种程度上有助于实现我的目标，并有助于增强我对未来职业的渴望. 其中之一就是我在奥文斯米尔斯附近做理疗助理的工作. 我在一个物理治疗办公室工作，专门研究盆底健康和女性健康. There, 我能够帮助病人进行锻炼，加强他们的核心肌肉，并帮助他们进行伸展运动，以帮助恢复和缓解肌肉紧张. 我很感激这段经历，因为我能够与各种各样的病人互动并建立关系, 以及学习有价值的技能，我希望有一天能把我塑造成一名出色的医疗保健提供者. I also had the opportunity to do an independent study with Dr. Steve McCole，我研究了力量训练后的恢复. Besides learning an enormous amount of information, 这段经历坚定了我进入运动医学领域的愿望.

My aha moment: 我知道我想成为吉尔中心地下室的一名医师助理. I was sitting with Dr. Angela Bryant, who at the time was the nutrition professor, 她告诉我她是一名私人助理，和她丈夫一起开了一家健身房. After that I was hooked on the PA profession. 最终，我也爱上了举重，我希望有一天能开一家自己的健身房. 想想都觉得很有趣，我发现自己又回到了和Dr. Bryant.

Footprints I’m leaving on the Hill: 我希望在人们的记忆中，我是一个无论多么艰难都坚持朝着目标努力的人.

Faculty or staff member who most influenced who I have become: Ms. 安·马蒂亚斯，我从大二开始就在宿舍生活办公室工作. 她的谦逊和对他人的善良影响了我成为一个更好的人，并欣赏生活中的一切小事. 她帮助我对生活有了更积极的看法，并教会我即使在艰难的时候，生活中也总会有一点美好.

Best class ever: There are several classes that I enjoyed here at McDaniel. Human Anatomy and Human Physiology were two classes that were challenging; however, 它们对我来说是最难忘的，因为它们涉及到我非常感兴趣的科目. 同样，尽管这些课程要求很高，但它们是我学得最多的课程. It almost felt like I was solving a puzzle in each one. 我也很喜欢生物课上的话题，因为我们学到了营养学的生物学知识. 我们去了一次实地考察，我们甚至在课堂上做了冰淇淋. It was a lot of fun.

Took me totally by surprise: Definitely how fast everything went by. I think because of COVID, 我在金沙js6038的大部分时间都被剥夺了，正因为如此，这四年飞逝而过.

My favorite spot on campus: My favorite spot on campus is probably the football field. 对我来说，这是校园里最美的地方，也是我玩得最开心的地方.

Most mind-boggling idea I learned at McDaniel: 如果你辅修了一门不同的语言，你被雇佣的可能性会增加多少?如果辅修了一门不同的语言，你被雇佣的可能性会增加多少.

My capstone title: “Effects of Exercise on Cognition.”

What it’s about in plain talk: 我和我的团队正在研究力量训练和有氧训练对记忆的影响, attention to detail, and reaction time. Essentially, 我们想看看不同类型的运动是否对认知有任何影响, and if so, what they are. We hope to find if there is a difference in test performance, due to cognitive effects, between students who exercise beforehand versus those who do not.

告诉我们一些你在金沙js6038期间的活动，包括体育活动。 I was an RA my sophomore year before we got sent home for COVID. 我认为这对我来说绝对是一次难忘的经历，因为它教会了我很多东西. 我学到了很多关于时间管理、工作与生活平衡、调解技巧等方面的知识. 这也是一段非常愉快的时光，因为我经历了很多有趣的活动，认识了很多新朋友. I think this sticks out to me the most because it was before COVID, so I always tend to look back at those memories.

What’s next: Next is either physician assistant school in the fall, or a gap year to gain more work experience and patient care hours. 我对这两种工作都很满意，但我希望继续朝着成为一名医师助理的目标努力!

如果你获得了经济资助，这对你和你的家庭意味着什么? I did receive financial aid. 上大学对我和我的家人来说意义重大，因为我是第一代学生. 获得经济援助是锦上添花，因为它给了我们巨大的帮助.

Are you the first in your immediate family to attend college? What has the experience meant to you? I am the first in my immediate family to attend college. It has meant a lot to me to be able to attend and, more importantly, graduate from college with my Health Sciences degree. 我感到非常幸运，能够接受教育，并在整个过程中有身边的人支持我. 知道父母的牺牲得到了回报，对我来说是一种难以置信的回报.

How will you stay connected to McDaniel? 我希望通过参加金沙js6038活动和与我在这里遇到的所有人保持联系来与金沙js6038保持联系.