受过医学训练的海军陆战队军官

Midshipman Andrew Sayre Plans for Medical Career After the Marines

Andrew Sayre’s family history does not include ties to the military, so when he attended his oldest brother’s boot camp graduation at a Marine Corps base as an 11-year-old, 他吃了一惊.

The parade ground was filled with young men and women standing straight as oaks under the California sun wearing blue dress uniforms.

“我以为他们都是英雄，”他说. “I remember thinking, these guys can do anything.”

He decided then that he would follow in his brother’s footsteps and become a Marine.

Sayre chose the University of Idaho, not just for its Navy 参加后备役军官训练军团 program, but because of its strong reputation for medical sciences. He believed the two programs combined would prepare him for a medical career after he fulfills his military contract.

Sayre, who will earn a commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. 他将在2022年春季毕业后加入海军陆战队, said his experience at U of I exceeded his high expectations.

“I was looking for a smaller campus with outdoor opportunities and a great academic program,塞尔说. 我发现了这些，甚至更多.”

作为一名大学生，塞尔获得了3分.8 GPA while pursuing a medical sciences degree that includes research in WWAMI’s cadaver lab and work as a teaching assistant for 候选材料Heimgartner，高级指导员 生物科学系.

“He balances a huge academic and 参加后备役军官训练军团 load very well and still finds the time to give 110% to his TA position,海姆加特纳说. “His performance and positive attitude are in the top 1% of TAs I have had the pleasure of working with over the past 20 years.”

Each week Sayre helps teach a weekly three-hour human anatomy and physiology lab, which includes a 20-minute introduction of new material. He helps students complete lab activities that include identifying structures on a human cadaver specimen, and writes and grades all the course’s quizzes and exams.

“I discovered how rewarding it is to be a mentor and foster the growth and education of others,塞尔说. “Nothing made me more satisfied than to see my students take pride in their work and express curiosity into the subject matter.”

在这个领导角色中, 塞尔看到了知识渊博的价值, 可靠的资源, but also in possessing the humility to admit when he didn’t have the answers, 他说.

I discovered how rewarding it is to be a mentor and foster the growth and education of others.安德鲁·塞尔，医学科学，海军后备军官训练队

“当我过渡到海军陆战队时, 题材会发生巨大变化, but the leadership requirements will be almost identical,他说. “The experience as a TA gave me excellent practice repetitions in public speaking, 辅导和激励他人, all of which are just some of the many skills expected from Marine Corps officers.”

Because the Marine Corps relies on the Navy for its health care needs, the military branch doesn’t offer medical occupations, but Sayre hopes to move into a medical profession as a physician’s associate after he completes his commitment.

“I love this degree, and all the biology classes that go with it,塞尔说. “It’s a mile wide and an inch deep, and it’s given me a real broad exposure to the medical field.”

塞尔在亚利桑那州图森市长大. As a Vandal, he built ties to the 莫斯科 community that he didn’t expect. He volunteered as a Little League umpire, for roadside cleanups and at Friends of the Library. He marched in the homecoming parade and is active at St. 奥古斯丁天主教中心.

“我帮忙做礼拜仪式, 主持圣经学习, provide janitorial services and coordinate fellowship activities and retreats,他说.

在他空闲的时候, he participates on an Olympic weightlifting team based in his hometown that competes in national competitions.

“莫斯科确实是一座大学城，”塞尔说. “这两个实体是紧密交织在一起的. Even just being a student at U of I, I feel like a resident of 莫斯科.”

He attributes much of his forward momentum to U of I’s Navy 参加后备役军官训练军团 program.

“I am eager to become a Marine officer because I want to be the best version of myself,他说. “I trust that the Marine Corps will provide me with ample opportunities to challenge myself and push me past my self-prescribed limits. I will be put into positions where I can provide those same opportunities to those entrusted to my care.”

本文由 拉尔夫Bartholdt，大学传播与市场营销.

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出版于2022年4月.