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\"Psychology<\/a><\/p>\n

Devin Wigler’s interest in oncology began when she volunteered at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center<\/a> in Lewiston during Short Term. She worked in the Cancer Resource Center, providing literature to patients and their families.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to explore the possibility of a career in oncology,” Wigler said, “so I applied to the undergraduate clinical research program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York City<\/a>. For ten weeks I was involved in metastatic prostate cancer research at one of the oldest and largest cancer research facilities in the world. I wrote portions of a research article manuscript on the use of the Bone Scan Index for determining cancer progression and predicting overall survival. I also assembled and managed a PET scan database comparing different imaging procedures for detecting disease. I spent two weeks doing inpatient rounds, which was a very enlightening experience.”<\/p>\n

A Ladd Internship<\/a> through the Bates Office of Career Services<\/a> provided the funds that allowed her to live in New York City. A Scher Fellowship<\/a> further offset her costs.<\/p>\n

“I learned so much about the biology of cancer, but as a psychology major and pre-med student, I’m also interested in its psychological impact,” Wigler said. “That’s where my internship ties into my senior thesis: I’m analyzing data regarding distress levels and psychosocial needs of newly diagnosed cancer patients for the Patrick Dempsey Center at Central Maine Medical Center<\/a>. I’ve found it very convenient that Bates is so close to two hospitals \u2013 Central Maine and St. Mary’s!<\/p>\n

“The opportunity to do undergraduate research is awesome. It should give me a leg up when I apply to medical school, but it also inspired me to engage in clinical research for a few years first.”<\/p>\n

— Virginia Wright<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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