During my internship I have been able to see and learn some great things about the biotechnology industry. I was able to take a tour of Biogen, learn about various careers in the field, Community Labs observations and listen to a personal story of Alzheimer’s. I was even able to put on a PPE gown before entering sterile areas of Biogen, this was exciting and nerve racking. While putting on the PPE, I had to make sure I put things on in order, not letting the gown fall to the floor and staying in the clean area. Did I pass the test? 🙂

What has been mostly great is that I was also able to participate in a Psychological Safety Inclusive Leadership Training. Creating a culture of trust and building relationships is important in the workplace and I also could see the importance in an education setting. Being apart of this training would allow me to transfer what I have learned and expose students and teachers on the importance of building a culture of trust in the workplace. 

It has been somewhat of challenge because most of my internship is online due to COVID (understanding safety is 1st). In the beginning with my team we struggled with narrowing down a product that would reflect our internships and our district’s mission of building a career pipeline to biotechnology careers. As a group we are all creative and have so many great ideas for a product, I think we may have come up with a solution for creating a PD for teachers.