Kendall Free is a 2016 Andrada graduate. She pursued veterinary assisting and bioscience there and then earned her Bachelor’s in Material Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. She currently attends Tokyo Medical and Dental University where she’s pursuing a Master’s in Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering. She is working on research for her thesis on MRNA Therapeutics before pursuing MD and PhD programs.
Kendall gained a love for the clinical setting and working with patients (humans or animals) in the veterinary assisting program at Andrada where she did lots of hands-on practice. Her favorite memory though was a lecture on parasitology where her mind was “exploding” with in depth concepts. Kendall says, “I found that there were not many students at Johns Hopkins who had the exposure to the real medical profession like I did. It gave me that maturity to make decisions on what I wanted to do.
Kendall’s advice to Vail’s students:
“Follow what you are interested in and try it. If you don’t like it, do something else. Go with what you are interested in because you have the opportunities to change. Don’t be afraid to do what you like at the time.”
Thank you, Kendall! You are a shining example of how students can capitalize on the experiences offered through the high quality CTE programs in Vail!