Student Perspectives on Health Sciences Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Science students Andriene Sterlington (MSW), Eastern Washington University School of Social Work and Diana Kang (PharmD), Washington State University’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences share their academic backgrounds, learning experiences, and professional goals for the future. They describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their learning experiences and various strategies they apply to find joy in their respective learning environment. 

“Finding Joy: The Health Care Professional’s Journey to Well-being" is a podcast resource developed by a team of interprofessional education researchers from Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane. They’re promoting well-being among students, faculty, and healthcare professionals during challenging times. Funding is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration.

The Interprofessional Education Research team wishes to thank the following individuals for their invaluable contributions to this project:

• Dr. Barb Richardson, nurse, educator, and interprofessional champion;

• Cameron Cupp, creator of the “Finding Joy” musical score and current enrollee at WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine;

• Washington State University staff from Marketing and Communications, Financial Services, and the Collaboration for Interprofessional Health Education Research and Scholarship; and

• Claire Martin-Tellis, Executive Producer, and Solen Aref, student intern, who developed the first five episodes of the “Finding Joy” podcast.

This episode of “Finding Joy” was produced by Doug Nadvornick, Program Director, Spokane Public Radio.

If you would like to reach out, please contact our team by sending an email to: [e-mail] We also encourage you to visit our podcast blog as well as our team's website at: https://opioideducation.wsu.edu/about/.