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Nicole González Santiago

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Bio

I am a Biology student at the University of Puerto Rico. I am passionate about science and medicine, both in research and clinical practice. I am interested in pursuing academic and professional opportunities in the field of medicine and health care. Also, I am very interested in being able to learn more about the world and culture that surrounds me through student exchanges to other universities.

Education

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Bachelor's degree program
2018 - 2022
  • Majors:
    • Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Medicine

    • Dream career goals:

      I want to be a leading physician in the field of dermatology. I would like to provide medical consultation and provide excellent service to future patients.

    • Customer Service, Cashier and organizing the store.

      Kokomo, Puerto Rico
      2021 – Present3 years
    • Cashier

      Auntie Anne's, Hatillo, Puerto Rico
      2020 – Present4 years
    • Office and Research Assistant

      Centro de Enriquecimiento Personal (CEP), University of Puerto Rico
      2018 – 20191 year
    • Cashier

      Esteva 510 Pizzeria
      2019 – 20201 year

    Sports

    Soccer

    2012 – 20131 year

    Research

    • Biomedical Sciences, General

      Medicine Club, Residential Center for Educational Opportunities (C.R.O.E.M) — Volunteer
      2016 – 2018
    • Biomedical Sciences, General

      National Honor Society of Biology (BBB) — Volunteer
      2019 – Present
    • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other

      University of Louisville, Kentucky — Intern
      2020 – 2020

    Arts

    • Independent

      Music
      2015 Spring Concert in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
      2014 – 2015

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal M.I, Los Caños, Arecibo — Youth leader
      2013 – 2016
    • Volunteering

      National Honor Society of Biology (BBB), University of Puerto Rico — Student volunteer
      2019 – 2019
    • Volunteering

      Asociacion de Jovenes Embajadores de Cristo (AJEC) — Youth leader
      2017 – 2018
    • Volunteering

      Girls and Boys Scouts of America — Youth leader
      2008 – 2018

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship

    First-Gen in Health & Medicine Scholarship
    Since childhood, every child dream of his professional future considering a diversity of alternatives that are important for a healthy society. As the years go by many children’s changes their desires in future professions; instead, since I was a child, I have always had the dream of being able to study and excel in the field of medicine, since it is a profession that encompasses a variety of areas in which we can help and reach many people. For this, at the age of 13 I made the decision to apply and enter a leading residential school in Puerto Rico, a specialized school in science and math. With my effort, dedication, and support from my parents I was able to successfully complete this challenge. It is my desire and goal to be able to study, prepare and serve through medicine, and to and meet the goals even with the difficulties that lead me to be the first generation completing a career in medicine. This desire to acquire more experience and knowledge in the field of science has increased since I started studying Biology at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. I have had the experience of being able to participate directly and indirectly in the Boys Scout of America movement. One of its strong ideals is the motivation to be able to serve your community and your country. There are many experiences that I have been able to learn through community service, participating in projects that have allowed me to reinforce the important value of helping people without expecting something in return. Empathy, a value that I learned when Puerto Rico suffered a catastrophic event, and I understood, that in order to continue forward I had to help others in the best way possible. At that time, community service helped me to understand the need that people had, generating in me the desire to help them by focusing on the area of medicine. Bringing food and medicine to the needy, taking gifts to places of abused girls and women, visiting homes of elders and orphaned children were some of the experiences that marked me and helped me focus my efforts in the field of medicine. One of the experiences that most determined my desire to study medicine was an event that occurred ten years ago on Christmas Eve; where my mother suffered an accident from which she could have died or become paraplegic. With the help of excellent doctors and physical therapists who were the instruments that gave a second chance to a person and gave hope to a family. This experience not only impacted my personal life, but also determined my motivation to continue my studies in a career that impacts other lives and families. By being a student who is part of the first generation of medicine in my family I understand that it requires many challenges, especially economic challenges, but the important thing to continue forward in the goals is the determination to achieve the objectives that are proposed, regardless of the obstacles that are crossed. I am motivated by my family to continue to move forward and to realize that no matter how difficult a career may be, with support and determination you can achieve your goals. As a Puerto Rican and part of a minority group that desires to contribute to the scientific field, it is an honor that even with limitations, we manage to have opportunities like these for students with the desire to serve and excel in this field, and thus provide the best for our communities.