Meet Keeyon Olia, Psychology 2018:

“My name is Keeyon Olia, and I am a 5th year psychology major and behavioral neuroscience minor on an MD PhD track. I am currently working full-time as a Medical Assistant co-op at Roslindale Pediatrics, located in West Roxbury MA. In this role I work closely with a team of five physicians and three pediatric nurse practitioners to provide basic primary care for patients from the West Roxbury / Roslindale area. My main responsibilities include preparing and cleaning exam rooms, rooming patients and taking appropriate vital signs (such as rectal / temporal temperature, height, weight, and blood pressure), drawing up vaccines, and performing in-house lab tests such as rapid streps and urinalysis. Many of the families who come to our practice have been with us for several generations, which allows our clinicians to develop close relationships with their patients, and improves the quality of care the patients receive. As a co-op student I have had the opportunity to both observe the close bond our providers share with their patients, and also experience the tremendous developmental growth babies go through in their first several months of life. These experiences overall have greatly reinforced my desire to pursue a career in medicine.”