Both of John Ogando’s parents are from the Dominican Republic, but John was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Waterbury, CT, where he graduated from John F. Kennedy High School. Though John has played baseball for ten years, he still found the time to log over 500 hours of service at the emergency department of his local hospital. He will be an Allied Health Sciences major at UConn.
Isabella Rendon hails from Ridgefield, CT where she graduated from Ridgefield High School after playing varsity tennis for three years. She was co-captain of the team her senior year and played number one doubles with the other captain. As one of the top 16 doubles teams they made the all-state team in the Connecticut state tennis tournament. Isabella hopes to continue to play club tennis at UConn, where she’ll be a Nursing major. Besides playing tennis in high school Isabella also volunteered as an ambassador for a local hospital, which allowed her to develop her communication skills and learn about the type of environment in which she hopes to one day work.
Alexa Friedman grew up in Westchester, NY, graduated from Walter Panas High School, and now lives in Niantic, CT. Alexa originally became interested in health and medicine when her grandmother, who was diagnosed with late stage brain cancer, became the sole survivor of a group of 50 who were given an experimental treatment. Alexa is now in the Individualized Major program with a major called Human Health Sciences and minors in Biological Sciences and Human Rights. She is interested in the intersection of human rights and access to healthcare and spent this summer living in Lima, Peru and interning for a non-profit called MEDLIFE, which works to bring medicine and education to low income families everywhere. Alexa created curriculum and educational materials, supervised medical clinics, translated medical Spanish, and worked on project sites. This experience developed Alexa’s passion for travel and she hopes to visit all of South America before starting a full time job.
UConn Year of Graduation (Undergraduate): 2012
Undergraduate Major(s): Physiology and Neurobiology
Currently Employed By: UCONN, Resident Physician
Updates: I graduated from UCONN School of Medicine in May 2016. I will be staying at UCONN for general surgery residency, beginning in July.
UConn Year of Graduation (Undergraduate): 2015
Undergraduate Major(s): Chemical Engineering
Currently Employed By: Doosan Fuel Cell America, Fuel Processing Engineer
Updates: I was recently promoted to a Fuel Processing Engineer at DCFA where I’m working on R&D!
UConn Year of Graduation (Undergraduate): 2014
Undergraduate Major(s): Nursing
Currently Employed By: CT Children’s Medical Center, Professional Nurse III
Updates: I will be attending the National Institute of Nursing Research’s (NINRs) Summer Genetics Institute (SGI) from June 1-29 on the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) main campus in Bethesda, MD. This selective program will provide a strong background in molecular and genetic research as it pertains to nursing science. This intensive month-long course equates to 8 graduate credit hours provided through FAES.
UConn Year of Graduation (Undergraduate): 2014
Undergraduate Major(s): Pathobiology
Currently Employed By: Medical Student
Updates: I am completing my first year of medical school and will be traveling to Uganda this summer for research focused on medical adherence.
UConn Year of Graduation (Undergraduate): 2015
Undergraduate Major(s): Psychology
Currently Employed By: University of Connecticut Graduate School/Medical School, Student
Updates: Since graduation (last year) I have been earning my Masters in Public Health (MPH) with the University of Connecticut Graduate School. This upcoming fall I will be beginning medical school at the University of Connecticut to earn a dual MD/MPH degree! I have been working part-time and relaxing during my free time before school begins. If anyone has any questions about the route I took to get where I am after my undergraduate career, shoot me an email!
UConn Year of Graduation (Undergraduate): 2014
Undergraduate Major(s): Pharmaceutical Sciences
Currently Employed By: CVS Pharmacy, Pharmacist
Updates: Just graduated with my Doctor of Pharmacy degree! I will be working as a floater pharmacist for CVS pharmacy.
Director, Clinical Research and Professional Practice
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Dr. Renee Manworren graduated from Loyola University in Chicago, received her MS from Rush University, and earned her PhD from the University of Texas at Arlington. She was named the 2010 Ferne C. Newman Kyba Fellow and the Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship: Media and Policy Initiative in 2012. She is Board Certified in Pain Management Nursing, and is a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Dr. Manworren is an internationally known lecturer and expert in clinical management of pediatric acute pain. She is on the board of the American Pain Society, ChildKind International, and master faculty of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Her research focuses on the role of the family and innovative methods of managing post-surgical pain.
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