I apologize for a long delay in blog posts, but I am finally back and with plenty of updates from the end of the fall semester. Where do I start? I spent the last few weeks of the fall studying visciously for finals while planning a major event for the Pre-Medical Society. At the end of each semester, the Pre-Med society plans a banquet and lecture that features a prominent member of the medical community. We decided on welcoming Dr. Cato Laurencin, a truly amazing physician and professor who now serves as the Dean of the UConn School of Medicine.
Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Renowned surgeon and professor, always looking sharp with his bowtie!
Here are a few pictures from the event:
Some of our members before the start of the banquet!
We had an amazing meal provided by UConn Catering!
The Pre-Medical Society members were very excited to hear from Dr. Laurencin. He was equally as charming as he was impressive. He told us the story of his life and his many accomplishments, including how his work as a physician-scientist led to his discovery of a novel way to regenerate bone tissue. He’s now listed as one of the top 50 innovators of the year by Scientific American magazine! (I know I must be pretty nerdy to admire this, but hey– how many people do you know that could claim this much credit??) If you want to learn more about Dr. Laurencin, you can visit this site.
Dr. Laurencin met and spoke to most of our members after the banquet!
On another note, I was very happy to find out that one of my designs for the new Pre-Medical Society t-shirts had been selected to be printed! (Yes, I am a dork.) We ran a t-shirt design contest among society and e-board members so that we could have a new t-shirt by next semester. (You can see me sporting the old shirt in one of my older posts here). I submitted two designs in all, which I’ve posted below. I’m so pumped to see the t-shirts once they’re ready in the spring! haha
The t-shirt on the top was the one that was selected by the rest of the members. Expect to see some pictures in the near feature of me wearing it! =P
