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eager about their general buy insulin. She juggled a through. She would miss
interest, it’s really benefited couple of jobs. They would appointments or
their performance in the text each other weekly, and medication. But she’s pulled
classroom,” Barnes said. Shen would ask about her herself together and is in a
“We’ve also found that they diet and sugar levels. positive place, Shen said.
are able to retain empathy a “So many times we just see
little bit better. So it’s “She was very open with patients maybe 10 to 15
important our students are me. She was a very friendly minutes during an
out there engaging, person,” Shen said. “We did appointment. You can make
interacting and practicing a talk about her, what’s going small talk, but you’re not
lot of the skills they’re on with her life, the actually getting to know
learning in the classroom.” struggles she was facing. We them,” Shen said. “With the
also talked about my life. I LC3 program, you really get
COMP graduate Serena was trying to get to know to know a patient and
Shen, DO ’17, was paired her better as she got to understand the trouble they
with a WDI patient who has know me better.” go through with a chronic
lived with type 1 diabetes disease like diabetes, and the
most of her life. Her patient Sometimes her patient’s practical aspects of how to
could not always afford to insurance wouldn’t go work with the disease.”
“
With the LC3 program, you really get to
know a patient and understand the
trouble they go through with a chronic
disease like diabetes, and the practical
aspects of how to work with the disease.
Serena Shen, DO ’17
”
Serena Shen, DO ’17, presents her capstone project at the conclusion of her four years in the LC3 program.
Photo by Tom A. Fox.
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interest, it’s really benefited couple of jobs. They would appointments or
their performance in the text each other weekly, and medication. But she’s pulled
classroom,” Barnes said. Shen would ask about her herself together and is in a
“We’ve also found that they diet and sugar levels. positive place, Shen said.
are able to retain empathy a “So many times we just see
little bit better. So it’s “She was very open with patients maybe 10 to 15
important our students are me. She was a very friendly minutes during an
out there engaging, person,” Shen said. “We did appointment. You can make
interacting and practicing a talk about her, what’s going small talk, but you’re not
lot of the skills they’re on with her life, the actually getting to know
learning in the classroom.” struggles she was facing. We them,” Shen said. “With the
also talked about my life. I LC3 program, you really get
COMP graduate Serena was trying to get to know to know a patient and
Shen, DO ’17, was paired her better as she got to understand the trouble they
with a WDI patient who has know me better.” go through with a chronic
lived with type 1 diabetes disease like diabetes, and the
most of her life. Her patient Sometimes her patient’s practical aspects of how to
could not always afford to insurance wouldn’t go work with the disease.”
“
With the LC3 program, you really get to
know a patient and understand the
trouble they go through with a chronic
disease like diabetes, and the practical
aspects of how to work with the disease.
Serena Shen, DO ’17
”
Serena Shen, DO ’17, presents her capstone project at the conclusion of her four years in the LC3 program.
Photo by Tom A. Fox.
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