Meet...Erica
Name: Erica L. Shipkoski.
Program
at MUSC: Dietetic Internship, Digestive Disease
Center.
Favorite reading: II Corinthians 1:3-5.
Favorite song: Worlds Apart by Jars of Clay.
Fond childhood memory: Tagging along on camping trips with my dad and brother.
Bad habit: Classic nail biting.
Pet peeve: Hair on the bathroom floor; dishes in the sink (with an empty dishwasher).
Goals for the future: Practice dietetics as a missionary; counsel patients with eating disorders; and learn to snowboard.
Biggest challenge: Staying positive with discouraging people.
Most rewarding experience: Mission trip to Mexico.
Ingredient you must have in your refrigerator: Coffee.
Who inspired you to health care: Judy Crim.
What do you do in your free time: Go to the beach, volunteer at the ACS Hope Lodge, and bake cookies for the firefighters across the street.
Three things that mean a lot to you: Spending time with my family, accountability, and my cat, Tooncey.
Something you do when no one is watching: Jam out to 80s tunes in my kitchen.
Something you tried once and will never do again:
Caviar.
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