This Tuesday our class went to the UCSD C.A.R.E. program located at UCSD Medical in Hillcrest. The purpose of us going to UCSD was to learn about the careers of a psychologist and psychiatrist in their research space. We met with Dr. Donna Cook Corbett in her office where we were put into a conference room. In the conference room with a small group of about six of us, she gave us a presentation about her journey to becoming a college graduate, grad school graduate, and psychologist. After sitting in on her presentation, we torued the C.A.R.E program’s office. The office worked as a series of “workshops”, allowing to visit different places in the office to gain a better understanding of everyone’s jobs. We went to three stations: presentation (which I talked about above), measuring brain activity, and mind games. We spent about 30 minutes with each rotation so each one of their team members can teach us about their roles in the office, then we were off to lunch.
When lunch came around, we went to eat at the UCSD Hospital cafeteria across the street. Since there is a negative stigma towards generic hospital food, I decided to play it safe and bring a caesar salad from home. Once we got to the cafeteria, it was like we were at a food court at the mall! There were burgers, fries, chicken strips, and ice cream everywhere! At that point I wished I hadn’t brought food because everything smelled delicious, but I didn’t want to be wasteful so I sat out on the patio with my salad.
I sat at a table first with my best friend Nevaeh, but then we were joined by Mrs. Nuvia (my biology teacher) and Sandra (a worker in the UCSD C.A.R.E Program). While eating lunch together, we were able to hear about Sandra’s experience in the field of psychology and her journey to getting whee she is today. Having this lunch with these ladies was an important part of my day because it was the first time I had ever had lunch with a professional. This had me envision of what eating lunch with my mentor for internships or professor would look like. This experience (although there were not really any expectations) helped me practice my professionalism and ability to present myself in a way that sophisticated yet true to myself.
When lunch came around, we went to eat at the UCSD Hospital cafeteria across the street. Since there is a negative stigma towards generic hospital food, I decided to play it safe and bring a caesar salad from home. Once we got to the cafeteria, it was like we were at a food court at the mall! There were burgers, fries, chicken strips, and ice cream everywhere! At that point I wished I hadn’t brought food because everything smelled delicious, but I didn’t want to be wasteful so I sat out on the patio with my salad.
I sat at a table first with my best friend Nevaeh, but then we were joined by Mrs. Nuvia (my biology teacher) and Sandra (a worker in the UCSD C.A.R.E Program). While eating lunch together, we were able to hear about Sandra’s experience in the field of psychology and her journey to getting whee she is today. Having this lunch with these ladies was an important part of my day because it was the first time I had ever had lunch with a professional. This had me envision of what eating lunch with my mentor for internships or professor would look like. This experience (although there were not really any expectations) helped me practice my professionalism and ability to present myself in a way that sophisticated yet true to myself.