Med Student Begins Rounds as IU Trustee
INDIANAPOLIS - So what do you do with all that spare time when you have
just finished the first two years of medical school, have two more ahead
of rigorous clinical rotations and sandwiched in the middle you're hunkered
down in intensive coursework and labs working toward a research doctorate?
Why, you fill that time by helping forge the future of Indiana University.
That's the course Erin Haag has taken in becoming the newest member of
the Board of Trustees of Indiana University. She is becoming accustomed
to board functions, how all eight IU campuses operate and well versed
with state regulations relating to higher education.
"When I first learned about the position on the board, it sounded
intriguing to me," recalls Haag, who was appointed to her position
late last summer by the late Gov. Frank O'Bannon. "I felt I had something
to contribute and my background allows me to bring a point of view to
the board and represent the diverse group of students who make up Indiana
University.
She was among more than 30 students applying for the trustee position,
which included interviews with the governor's staff. The future physician
and researcher joins seven other trustees, who are responsible for governing
all IU property and facilities, setting policies regarding students, faculty
and employees, and prescribing tuition and fees.
The Carmel, Ind., native completed her first two years of medical school
and is now in the second year of her doctoral studies under the tutelage
of Maureen Harrington, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biochemistry.
Haag is focusing on inflammatory signaling. Haag anticipates completing
her doctorate in 2005 and her medical degree in 2007.
Haag expects her two-year term on the board to be a fulfilling experience,
but sees her primary obligation as representing the best interests of
today and tomorrow's students.
"I want the student body of Indiana University to know that I am
here for them," says Haag, who earned degrees in French and arts
and letters pre-professional studies at the University of Notre Dame in
2002.
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