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An accident he suffered at just 13 months old inspired Brian Hamel 鈥�15 to pursue nursing.

鈥淚 was severely scalded by hot water on my shoulders and back. For the next 15 years, I was taken care of by the amazing and dedicated staff at The Shriners Burn Hospital in Boston. The compassion, friendliness and care they provided to me over those years made a huge impact on my life and it has left me really wanting to give back to the world in the same way.鈥�

Also from a young age, Hamel said, 鈥淚 knew I wanted to work in emergency medicine. I just recently applied to an Emergency Department fellowship that would give me my dream job at my dream hospital. I just held my first round of interviewing and was told I would be moving on to round two! Fingers crossed!鈥�

Elected president in May 2014, Hamel described his duties as 鈥渃oordinating people, places and events. I worked with all members of my executive board to build biweekly meetings that would keep my members interested and involved through activities that enhanced their current educational experience.鈥�

Adding that he gained a lot from that experience, he explained, 鈥渢his semester really taught me the small pleasures that can be found in teaching others. Teaching our patients is such a huge part of our curriculum, and from my clinical experiences I knew I enjoyed it, but as I led educational events we had, I found I enjoyed teaching my peers as well.鈥�

While SNAP president, he organized the first flu shot clinic at the College, which he called 鈥渕y proudest moment.鈥� During the October 2014 Family Weekend, he said, 鈥渨e collaborated with s to provide students, families and community members with the opportunity to get vaccinated before the start of the winter flu season. We vaccinated more than 30 people,鈥� ages 5 to 75. 鈥淚 hope they continue to host it every year.鈥�

As the 2013鈥�2014 nursing senator, Hamel created an 糖心破解版 Nursing Student closed group on Facebook. The group, which has grown to 500 students, graduates and faculty, gives students 鈥渁 place to build a community鈥攁nd an outlet to ask questions, blow off steam, network, buy and sell books and scrubs and share healthcare-related news and stories,鈥� he said.

Thinking back, he said, 鈥淪ome of the best moments in my four years were also my worst moments. It was those all-nighters I pulled in the library with friends, all of us studying and working ourselves to exhaustion to be prepared for a test or a deadline. It was those moments when we were all in the same boat and, no matter what, we would get through it and pass, and eventually graduate as nurses.鈥�

Some key words of advice have stuck with him. 鈥淒on鈥檛 overthink, don鈥檛 second-guess, just go with your gut and stick with it. I think I鈥檝e been told this a million times by professors before exams,鈥� he said, 鈥渂ut I believe this message goes way beyond just a test. Our instincts exist for a reason, and I know following it will lead us down the best paths in life.鈥�