After hearing from people about navigating the health system while facing numerous barriers, Sandy knew she wanted to learn about public health and medicine.
Sandy Ng grew up in northern Virginia, in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for college, where she majored in nutrition with a Bachelor of Science in public health.
Today, she’s a student at Creighton University’s School of Medicine, she’s a part of the inaugural class of Arrupe Global Scholars Program, a five-year MD and MPH program. The program aims to prepare a new generation of physicians who are dedicated and passionate about health equity. Ng studies on Creighton’s Phoenix campus, and she recently shared some thoughts about her experience at Creighton and with the Arrupe Global Scholars program.