Colonial of the Week Presented by Capgemini: Noah Lubin
4/28/2020 12:00:00 PM | General, Men's Soccer
Men's soccer senior has been working in Emergency Department at GW Hospital
The son of a physician and an attorney, Noah Lubin has long targeted a career based on helping people.
As he wraps up his Neuroscience degree and gets ready to apply to medical school, the senior from New York has jumped into action amid the COVID-19 pandemic, taking on shifts as an Emergency Department Technician at GW Hospital.
"I have a beneficial skill that not everyone else has, so I figured when duty calls, it's time to just put your boots on and get to work," said Lubin, a goalkeeper who allowed just 11 scores in 10 starts for GW men's soccer last fall.
Lubin's opportunity came through his class experience via EHS 2110: Emergency Department Critical Assessment and Procedures, a physician-led course offered through the Emergency Medical Services Program in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.The hands-on course requires students to complete eight six-hour shifts in the Emergency Department at GW Hospital.
Lubin had completed four of his shifts before the clinical portion of the class was canceled in March due to the growing COVID-19 threat. That experience combined with his background as a volunteer EMT at nearby Morningside Fire Department qualified him to join the team at GW Hospital.
After discussing the risks with his parents, Lubin coordinated with his professor, physician assistant Amy Keim, and Emergency Department chair Dr. Robert Shesser to get officially hired.
Over the past month, he's completed 3-4 12-hour shifts per week, adding to a schedule that includes five online classes and a weekly stint at Morningside. It's real-world experience in a high-stakes atmosphere for an aspiring doctor who plans to enroll in medical school in the fall of 2021.
"I'm not going to lie: It's pretty taxing," Lubin said. "Twelve-hour days are really long. At the end of the shift, you're really grinded down. Your feet hurt, your back hurts, but we're clearly making an impact. I'm having a direct effect that I can see on others and helping them get better, which is what I want to do in my career."
In the Emergency Department, Lubin is glad to be able to do his part and grateful for the support of his new teammates.
"There's such a team environment," Lubin said. "It's sort of similar to what it's like on the soccer field. All the nurses and doctors and PAs and even the cleaning staff, we're all such a team. It's very family-oriented, and we're all in it together."
After a month on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight, Lubin wants to stress the importance of following social distancing guidelines and staying home whenever possible.
"When I started working in the hospital at the end of March, it was pretty slow," Lubin said. "Literally as the weeks have gone by, I've slowly started seeing things pick up, and now it's getting busy with COVID patients. When I started, it was the calm before the storm. Now, the storm's just started to pick up a bit. So, please stay at home, people."
As he wraps up his Neuroscience degree and gets ready to apply to medical school, the senior from New York has jumped into action amid the COVID-19 pandemic, taking on shifts as an Emergency Department Technician at GW Hospital.
"I have a beneficial skill that not everyone else has, so I figured when duty calls, it's time to just put your boots on and get to work," said Lubin, a goalkeeper who allowed just 11 scores in 10 starts for GW men's soccer last fall.
Lubin's opportunity came through his class experience via EHS 2110: Emergency Department Critical Assessment and Procedures, a physician-led course offered through the Emergency Medical Services Program in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.The hands-on course requires students to complete eight six-hour shifts in the Emergency Department at GW Hospital.
Lubin had completed four of his shifts before the clinical portion of the class was canceled in March due to the growing COVID-19 threat. That experience combined with his background as a volunteer EMT at nearby Morningside Fire Department qualified him to join the team at GW Hospital.
After discussing the risks with his parents, Lubin coordinated with his professor, physician assistant Amy Keim, and Emergency Department chair Dr. Robert Shesser to get officially hired.
Over the past month, he's completed 3-4 12-hour shifts per week, adding to a schedule that includes five online classes and a weekly stint at Morningside. It's real-world experience in a high-stakes atmosphere for an aspiring doctor who plans to enroll in medical school in the fall of 2021.
"I'm not going to lie: It's pretty taxing," Lubin said. "Twelve-hour days are really long. At the end of the shift, you're really grinded down. Your feet hurt, your back hurts, but we're clearly making an impact. I'm having a direct effect that I can see on others and helping them get better, which is what I want to do in my career."
In the Emergency Department, Lubin is glad to be able to do his part and grateful for the support of his new teammates.
"There's such a team environment," Lubin said. "It's sort of similar to what it's like on the soccer field. All the nurses and doctors and PAs and even the cleaning staff, we're all such a team. It's very family-oriented, and we're all in it together."
After a month on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight, Lubin wants to stress the importance of following social distancing guidelines and staying home whenever possible.
"When I started working in the hospital at the end of March, it was pretty slow," Lubin said. "Literally as the weeks have gone by, I've slowly started seeing things pick up, and now it's getting busy with COVID patients. When I started, it was the calm before the storm. Now, the storm's just started to pick up a bit. So, please stay at home, people."
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