Ana Martinez

UConn School of Pharmacy

I am a second-year pharmacy student of Columbian descent who is originally from Queens Village, NY. I was attracted to UConn because of its school of pharmacy and was delighted to be accepted into it in the spring of 2006. I hope to graduate with a pharmacy degree to become a clinical pharmacist. I anticipate doing one residency beyond graduation. I want to become a clinical pharmacist to have more on-on-one interaction with patients and other health care professionals. I have found that the patients who most need greater individual attention are those living in underserved communities. Yet, it is my belief that there are an inadequate number of healthcare professionals dedicating themselves to those communities. I have had the privilege of interning at the Institute for Community Research as part of UST’s summer internship program. As a result, I gained exposure to the issues of underserved patients, and engaged in interdisciplinary teamwork with two fellow interns. I want to make a difference and the UST will certainly assist me in that goal.