Vaishnavi Kumar

March 24th was World Tuberculosis day which raises awareness of the effects that TB can have on someone’s health. This date is symbolic because it is the day that Robert Koch discovered the bacteria that causes TB. I’ve learned alot about Koch in my science classes, so it is fitting that this day honors the …

A few semesters ago I was told about Peace Corps Prep which is a certificate students can receive in one of three sectors: environment, health, or community economic development. I chose to pursue my certificate in health as I am interested in global and public health. For this certificate, students are required to take a …

A few weeks ago, I attended the 50th annual Eve of Nations celebration here at OU. At this event, there was a fashion show along with a variety of performances from students in international organizations on campus.  This event was a great way to see a showcase of different cultures through clothes, dance, and music. …

I recently attended a zoom lecture hosted by Dr. Victoria Gardner who is a professor at the University of Washington who addresses health disparities with the patients in mind  by using an anti racist framework. In this lecture, she covered the issue of racism in public health. Dr. Gardner is.The main topic that Dr. Gardner …

December 2021  This semester, I shadowed at the Children’s Hospital Emergency Department through an OU program titled Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program. As apart of the final assignment for this program, we were required to do a research presentation over anything that we observed during our time shadowing. Something that I noticed was the …

December 2021  I attended a zoom event called IPR and the US-China Tech Rivalry hosted by Mark Cohen and Timothy Hsieh. Mark Cohen is a senior fellow at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and Tim Hsieh is an assistant professor in Law at the Oklahoma City University of Law. At this event the …

November 2021 I recently attended an event called ​​”Accessibility and Opportunity for All? An Evaluation of Industry Specific Employment Change in New Transit Service Areas” hosted by the Center of Peace and Development through the College of International Studies. This presentation was held by Professor Joel Mendez who highlighted the importance of city planning and …

These past few months the vaccines have been distributed to many populations here in the US which has decreased the overall number of COVID cases. The vaccine has given so many people hope, including my family and I. There are many different types of vaccines that are being administered around the world. According to the …

The COVID pandemic has been rampant in India and is overwhelming the health care system. India is currently in one of the worst positions right now as they are short on healthcare workers as well as beds and oxygen for patients. This is heartbreaking for me because I have many family members in India and …

As a New International Student Orientation peer mentor, I get a group of international students each semester where we serve as a resource for them if they have any questions while they are here. One event that my friend and I did was a campus tour for one of my mentees where we showed her …