Hey y'all! I'm Caroline York, and I'm a '25 from Georgia! My hope is to share my Dartmouth experience with potential '28s, '29s, '30s and beyond! On campus, I write sports for The Dartmouth, am a Center for Social Impact SIBS mentor, am in Christian life, a Tour Guide, a Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services (EMS) member, and am a Hood Museum Intern! Otherwise, you'll find me in the Connecticut River, studying in the Tower Room, and running along the Appalachian Trail. Welcome to my world!
I initially took this class because I wanted to know more about Dartmouth’s history with Native Americans. It ended up being my favorite class because Professor Duthu was so enthusiastic about Native American affairs. He related the lectures to his own experiences growing up on a reservation, which made the class come to life.
As a potential Classics major on the pre-health track, this class was perfect for me! We learned about different medical practices from Rome and Greece and how medicine had changed in the past 2,000 years. We had a class in the Geisel School of Medicine and got to hold human organs!
I took this class because I wanted to learn more about the economy. Econ 2 focuses on the current economic climate in the US, so we would follow the DOW Jones on a daily basis to establish trends. In an economy impacted by a pandemic, inflation, and a war, this class was so helpful in my understanding of the financial climate of the country.
Physics with Professor Blencowe was delightful. His enthusiasm for the subject matter created excitement for students. The labs were hands-on and interactive to learn about the mechanics of the world.
This class fulfilled the Interdisciplinary Approach to my Global Health minor, and I enjoyed every minute of it. With Professor McCabe, we discussed gender and how its structure impacts our daily lives. My final research project studied gender within "Grey's Anatomy," which was created by Shonda Rhimes '91.
I used my "off-term" to travel to Hanoi, Vietnam for a Dartmouth Dickey Center Global Health Internship. I worked for the Institute of Population, Health, and Development, and studied health disparities in Vietnam.
This class was taught by a visiting professor, and she did an excellent job of engaging the class and making the material exciting. We learned about the historical Jesus figure in a Jewish context, and we connected the class content to modern day movies about Jesus.
I did a transfer term at Trinity College, Dublin, which means I took three courses at Trinity. My favorite was "Roman Archaeology" because I had never taken an archaeology course yet for my Classical Studies major.
Last year, I remember having a conversation with a friend who was hoping to go into healthcare consulting. She mentioned that she was doing the new Global Health minor, which sounded great for my aspirations as a physician.
The minor is offered through the Anthropology department, and at least four classes out of the six must be Anthropology classes. The minor includes an introductory Anthropology course, and five core classes in social studies of medicine, cultural approaches, biological approaches, methodological approaches, and interdisciplinary approaches.
So far, I've taken four out of the six classes: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Statistics, and Sociology of Gender. While all these classes are different, they all contribute to the field of Global Health and form the foundation of a Master in Public Health, which several Dartmouth students choose to pursue.
The Global Health minor is based in the humanities, which means you get a more nuanced understanding of the subject beyond the science of health. For me, my Global Health classes really complement my pre-health classes because they give my STEM classes a humanistic lens to see the humanity of medicine.
The Global Health minor also helped me during my Dartmouth Dickey Center Global Health Internship in Vietnam as I was able to apply tactical skills from my classes in a real life environment with healthcare cases. I used statistical work from my minor's statistics course (SOCY 10) to analyze case numbers and my knowledge from Introduction to Biological Anthropology to understand the root of disparity in medicine in different countries.
When I travelled around Vietnam with my host mom (pictured) in order to gather data, I used knowledge from my Global Health minor to understand differences in Vietnam healthcare in rural versus urban areas.
Overall, I have really enjoyed my Global Health minor. This new minor proves that Dartmouth is always innovating and creating new opportunities for students!
After returning from an enriching study abroad program, I'm diving into a bustling spring semester here at Dartmouth. Here are my four courses I'm taking this term!
Dartmouth's liberal arts curriculum pushes students to explore new departments and draw connections between seemingly disparate disciplines. Come explore my Economics, Physics, and Asian, Societies, Cultures, and Languages classes!
