Veronica Pita

UConn School of Nursing, Class of 2018

I was born in Lima, Peru and moved to the United States when I was four. I was raised in Hartford and Wethersfield, CT. I am currently working to receive my Bachelor’s in Nursing.

I am a Certified Nurse’s Assistant (CNA), and have helped many people with daily activities such as eating and bathing; I have also simply spent time with them. While growing up in Hartford, I witnessed many people in my community, even in my own household, who couldn’t afford proper healthcare, such as CNA care. I want to be able to use the nursing skills I now have to aid the people who need them the most, families like my own. I have previously volunteered for Huskies Fighting Hunger where we provided underserved communities in Connecticut with bags of food we had packaged. My sorority has also conducted a pageant, the proceeds of which went to high school seniors from undeserved communities who needed financial assistance for college.

After hearing about the different skills the Urban Service Track develops and the communities it works with, I wanted to apply to the UST to help these communities the best I could. As a nurse, I will encounter many different communities, and to give the best possible health care, I will have to learn the unique perspectives and issues of each community. With the skills and experience form UST, I’m confident I can earn the trust of these communities and better make a difference in their individual and collective lives.