MS211: Albina Personal Statement

Authors

Armin Weinberg

Author Biographical Info

Dr. Weinberg is a Clinical Professor at Baylor College of Medicine (Medicine), Adjunct Professor at Rice University (Kinesiology & Human Performance) and Faculty Affiliate of the Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging (CPHA). He was a founder of the International Consortium for Research on the Health Effects of Radiation, in response to the Chernobyl nuclear accident and has spearheaded international partnerships in the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Israel. Dr. Weinberg currently serves as a board member of the Intercultural Cancer Council, Community of Practice (CoP) for Vulnerable Populations for National Center for Medical Education Development & Research,The Schull Institute Advisory Board, National Hispanic Life Sciences Society and Texas Life Science Foundation.

Identifier

DM-MS211-012-0005

Publication Date(s)

October 26, 2003

Language

English

Keywords

Albina Orazgaliyeva

Abstract

This is a personal statement written by Albina Orazgaliyeva (now Rippy). She was the daughter of our colleague (Marina) in Semipalatinsk who we helped come to the US to study. She eventually graduated from UH, married, and built a very successful business that they sold called Yoga One. The statement however is a powerful reminder of the reach of the partnership that went well beyond our funded mandate to that of friendship. Her family built a very successful private pharmacy and production business at a time when almost none existed after the breakup of the Soviet Union left countries like Kazakhstan with minimal capacity to meet the needs of their people. In an email of 3-29-2019 Albina wrote.. I wrote this essay for my law school applications. I was accepted to every law school I applied pretty much because of this essay even though my LSAT score was not so great. My life took me in a different direction and I never went to law school, thank GOD:) See more at Armin Weinberg, PhD Papers and its finding aid.

Copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Comments

Dr. Weinberg copied several file groups to a flash dirve. These files were transfered for preservation using Data Accessioner. 11/1/2016. This was a test submission. Dr. Weinberg wanted to view files and determine relevance to collection.

Recommended Citation

Weinberg, Armin, "MS211: Albina Personal Statement" (2003). Works on Radiation Effects: 1990-2020. 5.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/radiationeff/5