About Me and EWH!

Hi there! My name is Anna Ursiny, and I am graduating this year from the University of Vermont with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and a minor in mathematics. This summer I will be traveling to Guatemala as part of the Engineering World Health 2022 Summer Institute Program, an opportunity I’ve been passionate about since I first became a UVM EWH member four years ago!

Engineering World Health is a non-profit dedicated to making outreach efforts to hospital systems in low-resourced countries. Their main goals are to increase patient safety and ensure positive outcomes. Over the course of the ten-week program, I will undergo a month-long extensive technical training and take Spanish classes. For the remainder of the program, I will be placed in a local hospital, where I will perform maintenance, testing, and repairs on medical equipment and devices that are out of service. This work is so important because approximately 70% of medical equipment is out of service in Guatemalan hospitals!

The work being done in the hospital systems of low-resourced countries is so inspiring and I feel very fortunate to be able to be a part of that this summer in Guatemala. I can't wait to get started! Click this link to find out more details on the Guatemala Summer Institute!

FUN FACTS about me!

I grew up in Vermont and enjoy running hiking, swimming, and skiing in the wintertime
My favorite sports are volleyball and tennis
My favorite genre of music is pop/rock and one of my favorite bands is the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Travelling is one of my favorite things and my goal is to travel to 6/7 continents!
My favorite medical device I've tested and repaired are defibrillators
I was raised in a bilingual household and can speak Czech (shout out to my family in Liberec, Czech Republic!)