Helen grew up in Ames, Iowa. She graduated from Syracuse University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Child and Family Studies and worked as a Lead Teacher at an early childhood education center following graduation. She is a third year dual Medical Doctorate (MD) and Master of Public Health (MPH) student. During her year of MPH training, Helen is working as a Graduate Research Assistant for the Master of Public Health Program. Helen is enjoying learning about all areas of public health and is particularly interested in the fields of pediatrics, maternal and child health and health policy. She serves as Co-President of the Pediatrics Interest Group and as a VP for the American Medical Association-Iowa Medical Society Student Organization at the Carver College of Medicine. She has recently begun volunteering for the Mobile Clinic. Helen enjoys cooking, spin classes, listening to public radio and traveling to visit family and friends around the country. 
Saturday night I attended the keynote portion of the Midwest Outdoor
Leadership Conference, which was held in the College of Public Health this
weekend and directed by a College of Public Health alumnus who just graduated
last semester. The keynote speaker was
Fabrizio Zangrilli, a professional alpine climber and guide on K2. Following his talk we viewed a documentary
called K2 – Siren of the Himalayas. Now, I have done some normal camping and I
generally can at least pretend I know what I am doing in an REI or Land’s End
but I really had no idea what this mountain climbing stuff entailed. This is an example of something really cool
you can do and learn about by keeping your eyes open for stuff and getting
involved in opportunities at the College of Public Health. This is something I would never have
otherwise known about and I got to learn about it from one of the few people in
the world who do this for a living, one of the few people who do it at all
actually. Hearing people talk about
something they are so passionate about is a nice reminder of how different
people are and of the things each of us is passionate about in our own lives
and careers. Also, good advice is good
advice, and even though I will never in a million years be leading a group of
people up a mountain, the leadership advice we got last night could apply in a
lot of situations whether it is an extreme sport, working with a medical team
in a clinic or hospital or forming new delivery systems and better
healthcare.
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