Following the Gong, a Podcast of the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State
Schreyer Honors College
78 episodes
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Are you a Schreyer Scholar looking to connect with Scholar Alumni for career and life advice? Or perhaps you are a recent graduate looking to take the next step in your career, or are a prospective Scholar looking to learn more about the College. When our Scholars submit their honors thesis, they ring a ceremonial gong to mark the completion of their honors experience. #FollowingTheGong is a show that features conversations with Scholar Alumni and friends with stories and advice on how to maximize your Scholar experience, prepare for your career and further education, and make new connections with a strong network of Scholar Alumni that blazed the trail before you. Episodes are released bi-weekly on Tuesdays when Penn State classes are in session and are available on major platforms.
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Are you a Schreyer Scholar looking to connect with Scholar Alumni for career and life advice? Or perhaps you are a recent graduate looking to take the next step in your career, or are a prospective Scholar looking to learn more about the College. When our Scholars submit their honors thesis, they ring a ceremonial gong to mark the completion of their honors experience. #FollowingTheGong is a show that features conversations with Scholar Alumni and friends with stories and advice on how to maximize your Scholar experience, prepare for your career and further education, and make new connections with a strong network of Scholar Alumni that blazed the trail before you. Episodes are released bi-weekly on Tuesdays when Penn State classes are in session and are available on major platforms.
FTG 0064 – Adaptive Sports Medicine Care and Engineering with Physician Dr. Victoria Heasley ’14, ’18g
Following the Gong, a Podcast of the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State
1 hour 1 minute 31 seconds
1 year ago
FTG 0064 – Adaptive Sports Medicine Care and Engineering with Physician Dr. Victoria Heasley ’14, ’18g
Overview:
Dr. Victoria Heasley ’14 Engineering, ‘18g Medicine joins Following the Gong to discuss her story and career. Victoria is a physician, professor, and engineer at the University of Cincinnati, where she supports community members and UC athletes in need of adaptive sports medicine to leave fuller, happier, and healthier lives. She explains what this field is, how she got into it, and how her experiences at Penn State – both in the College of Engineering and at the College of Medicine through the Early Assurance Program – laid the foundation for her career so far. This includes out of the classroom involvement that influences community non-profit work that leverages her talents and her experience as a Disney World Cast Member. This episode is great for any Scholar, and especially those interested in athletics, engineering, and/or medicine. Victoria’s bio is available below along with chapter markers detailing the topics discussed.
Guest Bio:
Dr. Victoria Heasley ’14 Eng, ‘18g Medicine is a physician at The University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati OH where she is an assistant professor in the departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering. She earned a BS in Biomedical Engineering with Honors from Penn State in 2014. She also earned her medical degree at Penn State Hershey Medical School. She is happy to speak further about her experiences in the fields of PM&R, Sports Medicine, Biomedical engineering, and her subspecialty of Adaptive Sports Medicine & Equipment. Please feel free to connect with her at her professional Instagram: @adaptivesportsdoc or via LinkedIn.
Episode Topic & Chapters:
0:00 Introductions
0:21 Choosing Penn State and the SHC
1:33 Choosing the biomedical engineering major
3:05 Out of the classroom involvement
5:10 Medical volunteerism before med school
7:44 The Honors Thesis
9:52 Working at Disney World before med school
14:35 Applying to the early assurance program at the College of Medicine
18:09 Advice for aspiring physicians for succeeding in med school
20:13 Making lifelong friendships at SHC
21:43 Third year rotations and finding a specialty for residency
23:52 Defining adaptive medicine and other terms
26:44 An "average" day as an adaptive medicine physician
29:27 Working with patients
31:17 Adding teaching into your skillset as a physician
33:54 Working with athletes and community members
37:25 Adaptive medical devices and sports equipment
40:10 Skills needed for working in adaptive medicine and devices
42:37 Volunteering in the community as an alumna and starting a non-profit
46:29 The future of adaptive sports medicine
48:28 Questions the host should have asked but did not
50:25 Reflecting on successes and mistakes
54:17 Thoughts on mentorship
56:05 Shoutouts
56:51 Victoria’s final advice
58:52 How to connect with Victoria
59:30 Which Creamery flavor Victoria would be
01:00:33 Wrap up and final thoughts
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Following the Gong, a Podcast of the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State
Are you a Schreyer Scholar looking to connect with Scholar Alumni for career and life advice? Or perhaps you are a recent graduate looking to take the next step in your career, or are a prospective Scholar looking to learn more about the College. When our Scholars submit their honors thesis, they ring a ceremonial gong to mark the completion of their honors experience. #FollowingTheGong is a show that features conversations with Scholar Alumni and friends with stories and advice on how to maximize your Scholar experience, prepare for your career and further education, and make new connections with a strong network of Scholar Alumni that blazed the trail before you. Episodes are released bi-weekly on Tuesdays when Penn State classes are in session and are available on major platforms.
