Category: Spotlight

The unique nature of the Healthcare Studies program has made graduating senior Sarah Ahmed ready to take on the hard science and the even harder real world aspect of med school. In her Spotlight interview, she talks about what to expect from HCS classes, why getting involved with student organizations is a good idea and […]

“I always wanted to do something to help people and have a direct impact,” says Michelle Gonzalez, a senior in the Child Learning and Development program at UT Dallas and a teacher certification candidate with the university’s Teacher Development Center (TDC). Still, Michelle didn’t always want to be a teacher. “I wanted to be a […]

“There is an art to medicine,” says Nanditha Niranjan, a pre-med senior majoring in Healthcare Studies at UT Dallas’s School of Interdisciplinary Studies. This is one of many phrases Nanditha will drop during our conversation that, alongside her self-possessed demeanor, gives the impression she is older than her years. A Dallas-area native who chose UTD […]