ALUMN I SPOTLIGHTS
Alumni spotlights dana gross ’08 tell us about your current position. As a second year Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Miami, I see a diverse patient population during my rotations at the various hospitals in the Miami area: Jackson Memorial Hospital, the University of Miami Hospital, Sylvester Cancer Center, and the Miami VA Medical Center. I have been in my current position for almost two years. I enjoy the challenge, the fast pace, and fact that medicine is an amazing field with countless new things to learn daily. It is simultaneously a privilege and very humbling to try and help people who have put their lives in my hands.
this pandemic has challenged healthcare workers in new ways. what are some of the biggest challenges you see in your daily work, and how are you managing them? Being on the front lines during the pandemic has been mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting. It is difficult to be doing so much and often feel so helpless at the same time. Sometimes the biggest challenge is being able to pick yourself up after losing a patient so that you can do your best to try and save another.
Dana Gross is a second-year Fellow Physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Miami. After graduating from Greenhill in 2008, she received a degree in psychology from Rice University and then attended University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Dana was the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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I continue to remind myself that I am lucky in so many ways, especially now when so many are suffering. I am grateful that I have the opportunity to help my patients in any small way I can. I have the incredible support of my family in Texas as well as my amazing fiancé with me in Miami—having that support system has made a huge difference in being able to face these new challenges.
how did your greenhill education equip you to face these challenges? Being part of the Forever Club at Greenhill instilled a strong work ethic that I continue to benefit from to this day. I also learned to continue working toward my goals, no matter how challenging the road may be at times.
