Megan Ryan

UConn School of Nursing, Class of 2016

I was born and raised in West Hartford Connecticut. I graduated from Conard High School in 2012 and started attending University of Connecticut School of Nursing in the fall of that year. My expected year of graduation is 2016. I have divided my recent extracurricular time between paid work in health care as a Patient Care Associate at Hartford Hospital, and volunteer work through the University of Connecticut with various underprivileged communities. My volunteer work involves aiding the homeless in impoverished areas of Hartford and Willimantic. As a result of my volunteer experience, I have come to realize that these people are lacking in not only food and shelter, but also basic health care. I understand that the Urban Service Track tries to address this problem specifically by bringing healthcare and, most notably, preventive care to the homeless and impoverished. I look forward to being a part of this project, because I believe the skills that I have acquired through my training as a nurse and as a volunteer worker have prepared me to provide this kind of assistance to people in these communities. The Affordable Care Act promises to bring health care to all Americans, and I am excited about the prospect of extending health care to the people who are most in need.