Kenedi Lynch
LSU London and Ediburgh Study Abroad trip to the Roslin Institute at University of Edinburgh!
Work and Program Experience
In between classes and extracurriculars, I've also been fortunate to get work in a variety of different scientific sectors. Scroll down to check out the different work I've done and programs I've attended!
March 2022 - May 2024
May 2023 - June 2023
June 2021 - July 2021
Global Bridages Medical Chapter (Chimaltenango, Guatemala), Volunteer
Volunteered abroad (and served as Brigade Photographer) for a week setting up and assisting staff in a rural clinic in Chimaltenango, Guatemala to provide communtiy-dictated aid to surrounding communities. Worked triage, optometry, consult, and OB/GYN stations to help provide care to patients. Communicated with patients in Spanish (with minimal to moderate aid from transaltors) to complete intake forms, gathered and packaged medication in their correct dosages and gave administration directions, and observed procedures such as pap smears as well as clinical consults with physicians.
Baton Rouge Regional Eye Bank (Our Lady of the Lake), Recovery Coordinator
Coordinate cornea and whole eye recoveries in preparation for transplants. In this role, I track down and examine patients’ medical and social histories to determine if they are viable candidates for eye and cornea donation. Additionally, I coordinate with the state's organ procurement agency, local coroners' offices, local hospitals, and medical professionals to facilitate recovery and contact patients’ families to obtain consent for recovery. I also serve as a direct supervisor to recovery technicians, whom I dispatch to the correct location if recovery is deemed appropriate for a patients. In this role, I also review any medical abnormailites observed by technicians.
Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP), SHPEP Scholar
Virtually attended program at UT Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School. In this program during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, students engaged in mock case studies to work through differential diagnoses for patients, attended presentations by medical professionals from multiple specialty areas, engaged in clinical workshops (ex: suturing), and attended seminars on key subjects like anatomy and statistics.
Shadowing Experience
OLOL RMC, OLOL Children’s Hospital, LSU Medical Education and Innovation Center — Baton Rouge, LA
Hours: 40
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Week-long program introducing undergraduates interested in medicine to a variety of specialties through observation, skills labs, and individual mentorship opportunities on a variety of OLOL-affiliated campuses.
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Rounded in ICU with internal medicine teams, observed different aspects of multiple healthcare professions and fields including radiology, respiratory therapy, nursing, and pharmacy, observed multiple procedures, participated in patient case simulations, and more.
Our Lady of the Lake Healthcare Immersion Program
Ochsner Medical Complex: The Grove - Baton Rouge, LA
Hours: 2.5
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Observed day-to-day operations, charting, and patient interactions including virtual and in-person appointments concerning cancers and bloodborne illnesses
Dr. Burke Brooks, Oncologist
Image Gallery
Check out photos of me in action in Guatemala on our Brigade!
Disclaimer: All photos were taken with the permission of the subjects and with express permission of the local community members and elders.
