Anna-Lucia Thoelen

  Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences | Bachelor Geneeskunde/ Medicine

Anna-Lucia's elevator pitch
In the Bachelor in Medicine, we don’t write a thesis in the third year. Instead, we put our theory into practice in patient contacts. I’ve seen myself grow both on an academic and personal level the past few years. I’ve gained more confidence in myself and my capabilities, both through my studies and my time as an Honours student, studying the effect of animal-assisted mindfulness on the well-being of students. Thanks to the Honours Programme and my contact with psychiatric patients in the third year, I know now what I want to do in the future: I want to contribute to research suggesting alternative approaches to combat mental illnesses and to make mental health care more humane.