When University of Mary Washington senior Hannah Lee bought her first pair of scrubs at the start of her college career, she couldn’t have known that – wash after wash – she’d be pulling them on four years later, for the same volunteer job.
“Being able to provide care for people who are unable to access it was something that touched my heart,” said Lee, a biochemistry major who donates her time at a free clinic.
As her moral compass synced with her medical work, it clicked on campus, too. She joined the Honor Council, trumpeting UMW values and rising to the role of president this year. Her drive took a similar direction in the classroom, where she discovered the sociological side of healthcare, added a practical ethics minor to her course load and gained early admission to med school through the Honors Program.
Her capstone project – a study of how people’s health affects their propensity to do the right thing – brings together her passions, she said. “It’s really a culmination of everything I’ve learned at Mary Washington so far.” Read more.
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