Hello! My name is Annie Laura Clayton, but I go by Annie. The double name never stuck, much to my mother's dismay. I am a Health Science major at Birmingham-Southern with aspirations of going to nursing school. Over JanTerm, I shadowed health professionals at UAB with great insight into a multitude of specialties. I do not quite know what I would like to specialize in, but I could see myself in some type of outpatient clinic, rather than 12-hour shifts in the hospital; however, this outlook could change so I will be keeping my mind open. I want to go to nursing school and work as a registered nurse for a few years then go back to Doctorate of Nurse Practice (DNP) school. I do not know much about genetics, but I am eager to learn about how genetics affect systems in the body I would not have previously attributed to genetics. I am most excited to learn about the pinpointed genetic mutations science has already discovered. A fact about my life is I'm from a military family, but I have lived in the same house my whole life. Kind of oxymoronic, right? I also play softball at Birmingham-Southern. I am a left-handed pitcher and occasional right fielder. I also hit, which is my favorite part of the sport because there is nothing more satisfying then getting a solid hit. If I could go anywhere in the world I would go to Italy. My parents went to Italy at the end of my Dad's 3rd deployment and have talked about it since. I am also extremely fascinated by history, especially European history, and love to see the actual places I've learned about.
Hi Annie! My name is Morgan Chapuran. That's awesome that you did an internship at UAB! My dad was also from a military family. However, he lived everywhere. He was actually born in Germany because my grandfather was stationed there, but then they moved to New York when he was 6 and he had dual citizenship at that point because he was born in Germany so automatically got German citizenship at the time and is American. Fun fact: he got letters from both the US army and the German army about enlisting, that is when he denounced his German citizenship because if there were to be another draft either one could have drafted him.
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Hi Annie! I am so excited that you are on the nursing track as well! I think there are quite a few people who are doing this track with UAB and I am very excited to learn about more people who are doing this track! I also shadowed at a hospital during JanTerm and I left that experience feeling more confused about what I wanted to specialize in as well. There are so many options that nursing offers, and it is so hard to pick just one area to focus on. I think Italy is an absolutely beautiful place to visit. Maybe we could go on the Italy JanTerm trip next year together? That would be such an amazing opportunity to get to see Italy and all of the rich histories that the country has to offer!
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Whats up Annie. I'm Nate and I am a biology major and I also shadowed over Jan Term just with an orthopedic surgery practice. I also got a lot of insight of what I want to do from my shadowing. I loved getting to watch surgery. Tell your dad I say thank you for his service. Men and women like him are the reason this country is as amazing as it is. Italy sounds like it would be a great place to travel and is a place I want to go to at some point in my life. Excited about this semeter.
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Hi Annie! I also used to play softball, but only for my high school team. While I didn’t really like playing games (mostly because I’m not very good, but let’s just blame it on the game), I loved being on a team and being able to be with my friends every day. The most satisfying feeling for me was not getting a solid connection with the bat (though that’s also awesome). For me, I loved the feeling of catching a pop fly in the outfield. There’s just something about that sound that’s so satisfying. I am also interested in the specific genetic mutations in humans and I hope that we get to learn more about them in this class.
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