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Julia Hitchcock, who graduated with a degree in biology from Wright State, is the recipient of the four-year Boonshoft Scholars scholarship.<\/p><\/div>\n

A shoulder injury inspired Julia Hitchcock, a first-year medical student at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine<\/a>, to serve people through health care.<\/p>\n

During the middle of a cheer performance in high school, Hitchcock\u2019s shoulder partially slid out of joint during one of her flips. Reflexively, Hitchcock grabbed and stabilized her shoulder. A teammate\u2019s father, who is a doctor, checked her shoulder immediately after the performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the doctor checked my shoulder, I realized he was ready to help in times of need wherever he went,\u201d she said. \u201cWhenever I have contemplated my career path, the picture of him checking on my condition always flashes through my mind. I want to have the skills to help anyone at any time, just as he helped me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hitchcock is the recipient of the four-year Boonshoft Scholars scholarship. The scholarship recognizes an entering student who exemplifies compassion, has leadership experience and has financial need. The Boonshoft Scholarship Selection Committee selects only one incoming medical student for the four-year scholarship. In addition, the committee selects four other first-year medical students who receive one-year scholarships.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a big honor. It\u2019s really humbling,\u201d Hitchcock said. \u201cNot having to worry as much about tuition helps me focus on my medical school studies more.\u201d<\/p>\n

While her shoulder injury during the cheer performance inspired her to go into health care, her next steps on her path to medical school began at Wright State, where she became a pre-nursing student. After graduating from Dayton Christian School in Miamisburg, Hitchcock chose to attend Wright State, where her older sister, Katy Hitchcock \u201915 was studying.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy grandma was a nurse. I knew that I wanted to help people in the medical field,\u201d she said. \u201cBut during anatomy class, I discovered my passion for learning how the body works. I was hungry for knowledge, and I did not want the class to end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of her pre-nursing classes were located in the medical school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was surrounded by excited medical students and photos of doctors with patients,\u201d she said. \u201cAs I walked through the medical school for my classes, the idea of becoming a doctor tugged at me.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, Hitchcock changed her major to biology<\/a>. She signed up for summer classes that kept her at school for 12 hours a day. She also minored in Spanish<\/a> and was an intermediate Spanish instructor. She took a mission trip to the Dominican Republic in July 2015 and shadowed medical doctors seeing patients. She helped administer food to people in need. She also helped with translation.<\/p>\n

At Wright State, Hitchcock was a researcher in the lab of David R. Ladle, Ph.D., associate professor of neuroscience, cell biology and physiology<\/a>. She did her honors thesis project in Ladle\u2019s neuroscience lab.<\/p>\n

In addition, she was treasurer and then became president of the Anatomy Club. She became a teaching assistant for anatomy classes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy teaching things to people and making it clear for them,\u201d she said. \u201cAnatomy is what called me to become a doctor. I love teaching anatomy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite a busy schedule, Hitchcock found time to be a LEAP conversation partner. The LEAP (Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes) program<\/a> provides full-time, intensive English instruction for international students. As a LEAP conversation partner, she met with international students in the program, who wanted to practice their English.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed being a LEAP conversation partner,\u201d she said. \u201cI made new friends and learned about different parts of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued to teach gymnastics while she was in college. She had begun teaching gymnastics to kids when she was a junior in high school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis job had a huge impact on my own character development. I learned what it meant to be a leader,\u201d she said. \u201cWorking as a coach also helped me to work as part of a team with other coaches. I learned how to work with people who had different ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also shadowed a doctor in the emergency room at Miami Valley Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had the opportunity to see doctors serving people during some of their worst times in the emergency room,\u201d she said. \u201cThe doctor I shadowed interacted with people from all kinds of backgrounds. He always did what was best for the patient.\u201d<\/p>\n

After graduating from Wright State in 2017, Hitchcock chose to attend the Boonshoft School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I interviewed here, I felt the most at home compared to other places I interviewed,\u201d she said. \u201cI had some wonderful opportunities and experiences during my undergraduate experience at Wright State.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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