Apollonia Quiros oral history self-interview

Apollonia Quiros oral history self-interview

Quiros, Apollonia D.

Apollonia Quiros was a Health Sciences student at Drexel University and worked at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as a nursing aid at the time of this interview. This interview describes Apollonia Quiros's experience during the pandemic and how COVID-19 impacted interactions with family and friends. Apollonia Quiros shares how COVID-19 affected school and describes taking online classes. This interview discusses the application process for applying to physician assistant programs. Apollonia Quiros describes leading the Drexel Women's Club Volleyball Team during the pandemic and some of its challenges. This interview reflects on working in a hospital, during the pandemic and discusses some of its challenges. Apollonia Quiros comments on the new normal of social distancing and wearing masks. This interview shares thoughts on how the United States's handled the pandemic. Apollonia Quiros discusses what we can learn from the pandemic and touches on the racial injustices brought to light during the pandemic.

This interview was conducted during HNRS 301: COVID-19, taught by Scott Knowles during summer quarter 2020.

COVID-19 seminar oral history interviews (Collection MC.00.100), Drexel University Archives

COVID-19 (Disease)

College students

Education, Higher

Web-based instruction

COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects

Health occupations students

Race discrimination

United States--Race relations

Listen to the audio recording of this interview and read a raw transcript in Drexel University's digital repository.

interviews

August 27, 2020

English

28:36 minutes

Quiros, Apollonia D.

Quiros, Apollonia D.