Marketing & Communications Intern - Heartfelt Dreams Foundation
The Heartfelt Dreams Foundation is an organization that provides emotional and financial support to individuals and families who suffer from congenital heart defects.
Established in 2019 by an anonymous donor, this fund supports students with financial need who are doing an internship or research project in the field of public health.
The Heartfelt Dreams Foundation is an organization that provides emotional and financial support to individuals and families who suffer from congenital heart defects.
This summer I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant studying urinary incontinence in active women under a pediatric urologist at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Urinary incontinence (UI) is estimated to affect about half of adult women but remains highly stigmatized and under-reported in clinical settings.
While exploring my interests in college, I became intrigued by public health and the potential it held as a career path. Curious to learn more, I began actively searching for opportunities in this field, and that's when I stumbled upon an incredible internship opportunity With UNICEF for the summer.
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This summer, Martina conducted 30-40 weekly hours of research where she collected, quantified, and analyzed the amount of microplastics present in the Grasse River.