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Vanessa Alcova

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General information

Hobbies & Interests

  • Advocacy And Activism
  • Anatomy
  • Baking
  • Beach
  • Board Games And Puzzles
  • Camping
  • Child Development
  • Coffee
  • Community Service And Volunteering
  • Concerts
  • Cooking
  • Epidemiology
  • Exercise And Fitness
  • Food And Eating
  • Global Health
  • Hair Styling
  • Health Sciences
  • Human Rights
  • Karaoke
  • Makeup and Beauty
  • Medicine
  • Mental Health
  • Meditation and Mindfulness
  • Movies And Film
  • Mentoring
  • Nutrition and Health
  • Nursing
  • Pediatrics
  • Pilates
  • Philanthropy
  • Physiology
  • Public Health
  • Self Care
  • Singing
  • Social Justice
  • Spending Time With Friends and Family
  • Tagalog
  • Television
  • Volunteering
  • Travel And Tourism
  • Trivia
  • Walking
  • Writing

Bio

I earned my Bachelor of Science in Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Sciences from the University of California, San Diego, graduating in June 2024 with Provost Honors. My academic and clinical interests focus on health equity, pediatric care, and improving outcomes for underserved populations. My experience includes supporting tobacco cessation and preventive health outreach at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center and Kick It California, as well as coordinating patient care workflows as a Clinical Administrative Assistant at Kaiser Permanente. I also have seven years of experience as a Pediatric Oncology Camp Counselor, supporting children and families affected by cancer in a medically supervised camp setting. I will begin the master's entry program in nursing (MEPN) at the University of California, Irvine this fall. My long-term goals are to become a pediatric oncology nurse, work in survivorship care, and grow into nursing leadership and case management roles focused on improving continuity of care for vulnerable populations.

Education

University of California-Irvine

Master's degree program

2026 – 2028

Majors:
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

University of California-San Diego

Bachelor's degree program

2020 – 2024

Majors:
  • Public Health

Miscellaneous

Desired degree level:
Master's degree program
Majors of interest:
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Desired degree modality:
In-Person
Medical school interest:
No

Career

  • Cancer Research Assistant

    Research · UCSD Moores Cancer Center: Kick It California

    Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

  • Clinical Administrative Assistant

    Hospital & Health Care · Kaiser Permanente

    Jan 2025 – Present

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Nursing
Work experience:
3 years
Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Advocacy
  • Volunteering
  • Philanthropy
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