Iesha is a pre-med junior. She plans to pursue a career in pediatrics. Through Iesha’s work with the East Central Missouri Area Health Education Center she has been able to job shadow physicians in a variety of fields. She has developed projects that teach elementary school children about careers in healthcare. She is also a volunteer at Ranken Jordan, a private, not-for-profit, pediatric rehabilitation hospital. She assists in UMSL’s Biology Department and attends forums and functions in the medical fields. Iesha is a first generation college student.