- Home / Graduates / Workshops
/
Services / Mission / Staff / Advantages
/ Biotech in Baltimore / Donations
- BioTechnical Institute
of Maryland, Inc.
- Student Profile
- Dear Dr. Penno:
-
- First, permit me to thank
you for encouraging me, and for your support throughout my endeavors
to succeed in this field. Thank you again for your patience while
I gathered my thoughts and composed this letter. In this letter,
not only will I address how I became interested in becoming a
laboratory technician, but also acknowledge those people who
have most inspired and encouraged me along the way.
-
- As I reflect on how I
became interested in bio-technology, there were many influences
on that "road". I remember deciding to go back to school
and earn a degree. When I began working for Johns Hopkins, in
housekeeping, I found out that I could pursue a degree at JHU.
Although I was considering medicine, I was not certain what avenue
to take; there are so many different specialties. Every "path"
seemed to lead to laboratory technology. The people who most
influenced and inspired me were involved in bio-technology. Each
time I encountered anyone involved in the field, my desire to
know more grew. My inquiries were answered with more than words.
Eventually, I was invited to view, and later, participate in,
some lab procedures. I knew then,
the more I was shown, the more I wanted, needed, to learn.
-
- As I mentioned earlier,
there were a lot of people who I will "hold responsible"
for helping me. Several of them I met while working in the housekeeping
department. One them is my friend, Ted Pierson, who took me into
the lab because it was easier for him to show me than explain
(I think he thought I must have been a visual learner.). Sometimes,
I would go to the lab on Saturday and visit with Ted, and learn
more. There was also Chris, who answered a multitude of questions.
And Sue, who allowed me to dissect a mouse. (Awesome!!) Then
there is Karen, who answered unending questions about DNA and
RNA. Karen remembered my inquisitiveness and forwarded an application
to me for the Bio-Tech Institute. I applied, took the TEST, and
passed (whew! !)! There's also you, Dr. Penno, who as I said
before encouraged and inspired me, not only with words, but also
actions. My mother always told me, "Don't give up just because
things get tough, keep going". And then my family, who put
up with me through the application, selection, and interview
process ( I drove them crazy.)
-
- While taking the required
classes, I realized that there was so much more to know about
bio-technology. Sometimes it seemed like I couldn't make it.
It was difficult attending class early in the morning, working
the late shift, and not getting home until the wee hours of the
morning. But, I knew this is what I wanted to do, my heart's
desire.
- Everything had been placed
on this road for me. There was no way I could stop pursuing my
dream. At times it is hard to believe that everything is falling
into place the way it has. But, this is reality, and it is a
joyous feeling to realize my dreams.
- Sheila McMoore
-
- Sheila is successfully
employed at Johns Hopkins as a laboratory technician
- Previous Profiles
The BioTechnical Institute of Maryland,
Inc., 600
East Lombard Street, Suite 500
- Baltimore, Maryland
21203
- Email: [email protected]
Phone: (410) 752-4224 /Fax: (410)
625-9371
-
