{"id":504,"date":"2022-05-09T12:05:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T16:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/biology\/?p=504"},"modified":"2022-05-09T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T16:05:22","slug":"graduating-physiology-major-katie-insel-reflects-on-career-opportunities-opened-by-the-physiology-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/biology\/2022\/05\/09\/graduating-physiology-major-katie-insel-reflects-on-career-opportunities-opened-by-the-physiology-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduating Physiology major Katie Insel reflects on Career Opportunities opened by the Physiology degree"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi! My name is Katie Insel, and I am a senior Physiology major with a minor in Psychology. I am excited to be graduating in May 2022.<\/p>\n

\"\"Throughout my childhood I had a love for science and for helping people.\u00a0I began volunteering and working as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)\u00a0during\u00a0my sophomore year of high school to explore a career in emergency medicine. This\u00a0experience, combined with\u00a0a\u00a0high school\u00a0anatomy course, instilled in me an excitement\u00a0for applying science to medicine – which is why I chose to study\u00a0Physiology. I knew that my future career in medicine would heavily\u00a0center upon\u00a0my understanding of\u00a0Physiology, and so a Bachelor\u2019s in Physiology was the right move for me. Not many schools offer a\u00a0Physiology major, and I was excited\u00a0to find this opportunity at The University of Scranton.<\/p>\n

When I\u00a0first\u00a0came to Scranton, I knew I wanted a career involving a leadership role in medicine, but did not yet know in what capacity. The physiology curriculum maintains a focus on physiology, and\u00a0incorporates\u00a0a variety disciplines\u00a0from which\u00a0students can choose. This\u00a0prepared\u00a0me\u00a0for high-level physiological thinking\u00a0and allowed me\u00a0to\u00a0structure\u00a0classes\u00a0around\u00a0my own special\u00a0interests.\u00a0Physiology draws upon the same knowledge base as Biology but views it from the perspective of the functioning body.\u00a0This\u00a0is a rare perspective to gain at the undergraduate level, and it\u00a0stands\u00a0out\u00a0to\u00a0graduate schools and employers. It\u00a0has\u00a0fundamentally\u00a0shaped my future career.<\/p>\n

I have especially enjoyed the journey I have taken, which has incorporated classes like Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Genetics, Microbiology, and Cardiovascular Physiology.\u00a0The\u00a0flexible\u00a0structure of the curriculum\u00a0and my passion for the subject enabled me\u00a0to take classes year-round and\u00a0to\u00a0graduate in three years instead of four. I\u2019ve continued to work\u00a0as an EMT through college, and\u00a0the\u00a0applicable knowledge that the University of Scranton\u2019s Physiology program has\u00a0provided me with has made my work\u00a0even more fulfilling.<\/p>\n

As I complete\u00a0the physiology curriculum, I\u00a0will meet\u00a0the requirements for applying to many\u00a0graduate\u00a0programs (medical, physician assistant, advanced nursing, physical therapy,\u00a0and more), or I can choose from a\u00a0wide\u00a0range of opportunities\u00a0in the\u00a0workforce.\u00a0As\u00a0a\u00a0University of Scranton\u00a0Physiology\u00a0major,\u00a0I feel prepared to apply what I have learned in a variety of settings.<\/p>\n

The Physiology major is also a close-knit community. In my experience, Physiology students receive more individualized attention and opportunities. Students\u00a0share many of the same\u00a0classes, which has\u00a0led to\u00a0an amazingly supportive social network that\u00a0promotes\u00a0open\u00a0exchange of ideas and\u00a0broadens\u00a0connections\u00a0with\u00a0classmates and professors. Fostering close relationships with professors and other students has\u00a0given\u00a0me\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to explore research, gain experience as a teaching assistant, and partake in many other fulfilling\u00a0challenges\u00a0like\u00a0peer tutoring and\u00a0being Treasurer of the\u00a0Physiology Club.<\/p>\n

My\u00a0professors\u00a0have provided\u00a0advice that has\u00a0helped\u00a0shape\u00a0my future. For example, as I was exploring options for the year after I graduate, I debated\u00a0whether to apply directly to graduate school or to take some time off and work. \u00a0One of my\u00a0professors\u00a0advised\u00a0me\u00a0to find an article on a topic that truly moved me\u00a0and to use the\u00a0authors\u2019\u00a0credentials to see what degrees they had pursued.\u00a0The writings that affected me most were from authors who were Doctors\u00a0of Nursing Practice (DNP), and I decided to take the path to become a DNP\u00a0in Emergency Medicine. I applied to an accelerated nursing program starting in the fall and was accepted into my first-choice school.<\/p>\n

These\u00a0are the things that immediately stand out from my\u00a0experience as a\u00a0Physiology major at\u00a0The University of\u00a0Scranton.\u00a0There are many other things to be said.\u00a0I have had an\u00a0abundance of opportunities, received exceptional support from students and professors, and have been given the flexibility to maximize the power of my degree. Physiology\u00a0has\u00a0allowed me to\u00a0explore\u00a0my passions\u00a0and\u00a0making meaningful progress toward\u00a0my goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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