Crystal
Sin
Optometry Student
Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry (WUCO)
Crystal Sin is a fourth-year optometry student and a first-generation college student. She is a proud recipient of the Johnson and Johnson Vision J. Pat Cummings Scholarship due to her high achievement in academic performance and extracurricular activities. Also, she was acknowledged by the California Optometric Association George I. Deane, Jr., OD Memorial Leadership Award due to her wide range of involvement and interest in various optometry organizations.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Goals of the Study/Hypothesis: The Covid-19 pandemic negatively impacted education at all grade levels. Specifically, we highlight two health sciences graduate programs and aimed to deduce if coping mechanisms varied based on if their curriculum was taught primarily in-person or via a virtual platform. We hypothesize that the program that spent more time in a virtual learning environment will have maladaptive coping mechanisms compared to the other program. Materials & Methods: University Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval was obtained prior to participant recruitment. Current…