Corin Jordan
2025 Ignatian Hoya Recipient
Through an applied research internship supported by the program, I’ve been able to connect our academic work with my interest in public and global health.
About Corin
Corin is from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Before coming to Georgetown Biomedical Graduate Education, she earned a Bachelor of Science from the College of William and Mary.
What community service activity has meant the most to you?
Volunteering at the Hope Clinic in Ypsilanti, MI, during my undergraduate school breaks has been my most meaningful community service experience. After my time working in a clinical setting ended, I wanted to stay more directly involved in my community. At Hope, I volunteered with the food program and performed clerical tasks, including sorting produce, stocking shelves, and updating databases. What stayed with me from this experience was realizing the importance of small, behind-the-scenes actions in supporting dignity, food access, and health in tangible ways.
Why did you choose your program at Georgetown BGE for your graduate studies?
I chose the Systems Medicine program at Georgetown BGE because it offered an interdisciplinary, quantitative approach to understanding health and disease. Systems medicine appealed to me as a way to integrate biology, data analysis, and modeling to study complex biological and clinical systems. I was especially drawn to the program’s leadership and faculty, who are incredibly supportive and invested in helping students grow, build confidence, and refine professional interests.
What is your academic focus? What sparked your interest in it?
Throughout the program, I’ve developed a growing interest in and focus on the intersection of data analysis, bioinformatics, and health policy. I’ve especially enjoyed developing new quantitative skills and learning how to work with complex biomedical datasets, including those generated through genomic and other “omics” approaches. Through an applied research internship supported by the program, I’ve been able to connect our academic work with my interest in public and global health, using data-driven methods to examine health systems. What originally sparked my interest in this field was curiosity, wanting to ask new questions, make sense of complicated data, and use quantitative insights to improve how health systems function.
What advice would you give to future BGE students?
For future BGE students, I would recommend communicating early and often with faculty and program leadership, asking for guidance when needed, and taking full advantage of the program’s strong support systems and opportunities!