Christina Pornprasert

UConn School of Pharmacy, Class of 2014

Background: I was born in Massachusetts and then moved to Connecticut, where I spent the majority of my childhood.

Related experience: During my stay at UConn, I have been both a volunteer and intern for the Husky Nutrition Program, a nutrition education program which promotes positive nutrition messages in urban Hispanic and African American communities. We provided thematic interactive education for families in WIC and Burgdorf clinics and we designed workshops for children in after-school programs and summer camps.

Educating underserved patients about healthy eating habits has solidified my affinity to serve patients who would most benefit from direct patient care in free clinics. Through UST, I hope to share my knowledge of a healthy living, promote health literacy, and use the cultural competency that I have gained by immersing myself with different cultures. Volunteering for UConn’s Husky Nutrition Program intensified my desire to work with the urban community, and UST would allow me to apply this passion to the field of pharmacy, as it is the perfect gateway for me to be a health care resource for underserved patients.