Gina Guimond

Quinnipiac Physician Assistant Program, Class of 2016

I was born and raised in Pelham, a small suburban town in southern New Hampshire. I was enrolled in the public school system there until I moved to Boston, Massachusetts for my undergraduate studies at Northeastern University. There, in addition to minoring in psychology, I studied Health Sciences in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences. In May of 2014, I graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences.

During my time at Northeastern University, I worked in my community with underserved populations of the greater Boston area. Additionally, I worked with a diverse range of patients in three major Boston hospitals. These new experiences opened my eyes as to how different patient populations require different medical approaches. I admire how clinicians adapt their practice to meet the needs of the patients, and how this leads to better patient outcomes and satisfaction. My time in Boston piqued my interest in the Urban Service Track and its focus on interprofessionalism in primary care. I hope to return to Boston, MA and to join fellow clinicians in providing healthcare to that city’s underserved populations. By joining UST as a student, I hope to learn more ways of providing exceptional and fitting medical care to underserved populations with other future clinicians.