Hi fellow bloggers! My name is Ellie Hummel. I’m a senior Mathematical
Chemistry major at the University of Oklahoma and I start medical school at the
University of Oklahoma’s College of Medicine in August of 2017. I started my
undergraduate career at Oklahoma State University, but transferred to OU after
discovering that Stillwater just wasn’t the place for me.
I’ve been blessed to have been able to live in a variety of
places. I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. I moved to Calgary, Alberta, before
finally ending up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and calling Oklahoma home. I have two
older brothers and one younger sister. When I was very young, I had my older
sister pass away from heart failure; this is what inspired me to want to attend
medical school.
Though I’m particularly passionate about medicine and
helping people, my interests are also all over the board. I love reading; my
dad used to read to me every day in my favorite reading chair and I’ve been
hard-pressed to be seen without a book since. I love music; I play the piano
and have since my parents first forced me to when I was 8 years old. I love
cooking; the endless combinations and possibilities always excites me.
I’m a bit of an adrenaline junkie as well; I love a good
adventure. Whether it’s hiking, sky diving, snowboarding, kayaking, mountain
biking, scuba diving-you name it, I love it! I particularly love anything that
I can do outdoors. I don’t know if it’s the fresh air or the sunshine, but
something about being outdoors makes me happy. I recently picked up running and
decided I love the challenge of constantly pushing my body to see how much it
can take. I recently ran my first half-marathon and am in training for my first
marathon. I also recently did my first triathlon, and am in training for the
next one.
Caption: personal photo of myself from February of 2016.
