University Of Alabama Honors College Student Takes Research Abroad

By Bryant WelbourneUniversity of Alabama

Alex Huechteman arrived at the University of Alabama with an idea of what she wanted to study, but the Honors College student soon discovered a path that would take her to Nicaragua to study a segment of rural population for the first time.

A track and soccer athlete in high school, the Frisco, Texas, native started her academic career majoring in kinesiology with plans of physical therapy school. But during her freshman year, she became intrigued by a different medical field.

“I took a chemistry class and was fascinated by anatomic-level processes and internal medicine,” said Huechteman. “I liked the challenges it presented, and I decided to switch my major to public health during my second semester.”Huechteman selected public health because she loves to talk about various areas of health care, including epidemiology and patterns of disease, among others. She also had the opportunity to research one of today’s hotly debated medical topics.

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