Today I met with other members of the Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control (BSTDC), Ms. Kira Smith and Ms. Maria Soto. They both warmly welcomed me as a colleague who will collaborate and be a valuable member to the team. I sat with Ms. Smith, the coordinator of the Step Up School Screening Program. She described some of the logistics of the program. Basically, the program team is assigned to work in public schools that have a high rate of chlamydia and gonorrhea. First, the team gets permission from the principal of the school. After receiving approval, the high school students would listen to a PowerPoint presentation, which Ms. Kira shared with me. After shadowing her for a few weeks, I will assist her in the presentation and screening
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Soto. She briefly introduced me to other members working in her team for the Chelsea Clinic Mobile Van. This van provides HIV screening to members of the LGBTQ population who live predominately in the area. I expressed my desire to be trained on how to screen individuals for HIV, which I will be able to perform during the course of the internship. This public health skill aligns with the needs assessment area I of the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). I will also provide individuals with information regarding where they need to go in case they would like to meet with a doctor and/ or have access to health services. I was pleased that the team made a list of locations for individuals from a vulnerable group such as a transgender person would have access to healthcare care that are culturally appropriate to them—especially if he or she belongs to a minority group. In sum, I am excited to start to my internship. I believe it will provide me with the experience that I need in order to serve vulnerable populations in general. Additionally, my hand-on experience will be critical in the future as someone who will represent minority and other vulnerable groups as a future research and federal
Soto. She briefly introduced me to other members working in her team for the Chelsea Clinic Mobile Van. This van provides HIV screening to members of the LGBTQ population who live predominately in the area. I expressed my desire to be trained on how to screen individuals for HIV, which I will be able to perform during the course of the internship. This public health skill aligns with the needs assessment area I of the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). I will also provide individuals with information regarding where they need to go in case they would like to meet with a doctor and/ or have access to health services. I was pleased that the team made a list of locations for individuals from a vulnerable group such as a transgender person would have access to healthcare care that are culturally appropriate to them—especially if he or she belongs to a minority group. In sum, I am excited to start to my internship. I believe it will provide me with the experience that I need in order to serve vulnerable populations in general. Additionally, my hand-on experience will be critical in the future as someone who will represent minority and other vulnerable groups as a future research and federal