Caroline Petersen is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin in the Liberal Arts Honors Program studying Health and Society. She grew up in Houston, Texas, and graduated from The Kinkaid School in 2019. Caroline has experience in hospital volunteering, shadowing, and working as a pediatric medical assistant in Austin for the past year. She is excited to be a part of the Right on Healthcare team this fall as an intern and to pursue her interest in the health care field.
In 2018, our state needed 6,218 more physicians to meet the demand caused by Texas’ booming population growth—and this shortage is expected to grow to 10,330 physicians by 2032 if we do not find a solution. In 2014, Missouri became the first state to propose a solution. It created a new role for medical school...
My severe peanut allergy could have cost me my life if I did not have my EpiPen pack by my side. As a young elementary schooler, I was swimming at a friend’s house and grabbed a handful of snacks that her mom had kindly put out for us. Little did I know that the snacks...
If physicians have the licensed expertise to prescribe a drug, shouldn’t they be able to sell it to the patient they personally care for? Most states agree, yet Texas is one that continues to say no. In allowing physicians to dispense medication—as do 45 states already—the patient is prioritized. Not only would this make drugs...