Annie Heckman '22 | 2021-22 Fellow

About:

My name is Annie Heckman, and I am a biochemistry major with a health and society minor from Denver. From May 2020 - May 2021, I worked with a refugee resettlement agency as a health education intern, where I introduced refugees to the health care system in the U.S. This experience piqued my interest in challenges that refugees face in accessing health care upon their arrival to the U.S. From this interest, I participated in independent research where I interviewed refugees about their experiences with the U.S. health care system. During my senior year, I will continue this research to culminate in my senior honors thesis project. After I graduate, I plan on attending medical school with the goal of working with medically underserved communities in a primary care setting.