Who am I?

My name is Jacey Denny, and I’m an aspiring bioengineer (rising senior Lovetteer) with a passion for making medicine. I’ve always loved tinkering, so naturally, I was drawn to fields like prosthetics and surgical robotics, which puts me under the bioengineering umbrella.

But after coming to Rice and doing work in the Medical Humanities program, I’ve developed a growing interest in the ethical and social dimensions of healthcare. As powerful as new technologies can be, they also carry real risks to us,  scientific, societal, and personal. I want to be part of steering these innovations in a direction that prioritizes equity and impact.

That’s why I’ve come to Kenya: to learn from those working on the front lines of medicine and bring their insights and perspectives back to Houston.

My goals:

to make full use of the three-week Summer Program by:

• learning all the technical skills by keeping a consistent journal
• connecting with the other students from Kenya, other parts of Africa, and the rest of the world (especially during tea breaks)
• keeping in mind the broader tasks of the summer internship (e.g. needs finding reports), since critical information learned here could be used later down the road

and also to grow as an adult person while living in Nairobi by:

• learning to cook with Kenyan ingredients and Kenyan recipes
• learning to live on my own
• keeping myself physically and mentally healthy (even if it’s not on the program schedule by going to the gym, planning fun outings, etc.)