Sarah Hooker

UConn School of Pharmacy

I am a fifth-year pharmacy student who was born in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Connecticut. Recently commissioned into the U.S. Air Force, I will serve as a pharmacist for three years after graduation. This excites me because of opportunities to discover the world, meet new people and gain leadership skills. At present, my goals are to become a leader of an urban ambulatory care clinic or to work for the government in healthcare. My interests are always changing, but I have experience working in pediatric pharmacy research and as a pharmacy technician at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford. The UST ties into my career ambitions because one of my principal interests is community service. Not long ago, I spent a week with the homeless and hungry in Washington D.C as part of an Urban Plunge. We learned directly from those affected the difficulties of being poor or homeless. The time I spent at a soup kitchen health clinic heightened my desire to serve in a greater capacity. The UST will enhance my personal development as I learn from students in other health professions. This training will help throughout my career, wherever life takes me. I look forward to the learning opportunity that awaits us in serving together for our community.