Ashia Higgins

I am currently a junior attending Georgia State University looking to recent a Bachelor of Science in Public Health in May 2020. I received an Associate's in Biology in May of last year. After graduation, I plan to take a few courses to fulfill the requirements to attend medical school. Im a 1st generation college student in my intermediate and extended family. There are so many reasons why I know becoming a physician is my purpose. First, I know my purpose on this earth is to serve others. Most of my life has been dedicated to serving with volunteering with organizations, mentors, and church events. During childhood, I was always curious and I loved jigsaw puzzles. The process of research is much like assembling a puzzle to me. I shadowed and interned with a family practice for about 7 months. The experience there showed me there are really awesome doctors in this world who arent just diagnosing patients but are treating the patient as a whole person. Also in this experience, I learned how much I have a love for babies - enough to want to know more about them and find out why the infant mortality rate is so high. This is also one of the reasons why I decided to major in public health - to possibly find some answers.