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Although her teen years aren\u2019t far behind her, something in Presli Neal\u2019s countenance suggests an old soul, as if she were grounded in generations of experience. Eager to share the benefit of her knowledge, just as others have helped her, Neal is particularly drawn to nurturing young people. It\u2019s one of the reasons she\u2019s interested in pediatric care. And it was the driving factor in her desire to give Transylvania University’s 2019 commencement address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Presli Neal \u201819 would not have experienced Transy\u2019s \u201cbroad education\u201d without the Ruby Ann Arnsparger, M.D. Endowed Scholarship Fund. \u201cIf I could give her a big hug, I would,\u201d Neal says. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Neal remembers being a first-year student and heeding the advice of the Class of 2015 speaker to \u201ctake every moment and run with it.\u201d It helped her. Since then, she\u2019s wanted to give the 2019 address and provide the same inspiration to younger audience members, aiding in their process of self-discovery. In her speech, the neuroscience major focused on the value of relationships and interconnection \u2014 between students and professors, friends, staff and mentors \u2014 that define the Transy experience. Read the entire speech here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first in her family to attend college,\nNeal pauses to reflect on the fact that she very nearly didn\u2019t attend Transylvania.\nShe remembers being two weeks from the start of her freshman year. She had\nenrolled at a larger university outside of her hometown of Lexington. She\u2019d\neven met her roommate.  But there was\nthis unremitting \u201cgut feeling\u201d that something was awry.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She kept thinking about her tour of Transy\u2019s\ncampus and how personal her connection had been with professors she met in the\nBrown Science Center. She couldn\u2019t get over how deep their interest was in her\nas a person and in what she wanted to study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI woke up and knew that Transy was the place\nfor me,\u201d Neal says.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She notes that Transy gave her the\nopportunity to find her true interest. Like so many students, she entered college\nwith a certain course of study in mind. She thought she would major in philosophy,\npolitics and economics and then go on to law school. But something pulled her toward science in her first year\nas she sampled various disciplines in her general education classes. She discovered\nthat she loved psychology, neuroscience and sociology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI never liked science in high school,\u201d she says, acknowledging the\nirony, \u201cIt was my least favorite subject.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end of the year, she\u2019d decided on\nneuroscience as a major, even though she wasn\u2019t quite sure \u201cwhat to do with\nit.\u201d As she shadowed and interned and talked with others, her path became\nclearer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt just clicked one day that I wanted to go\ninto pediatrics, because I\u2019ve just always had a passion for kids,\u201d she recalls.\nThen, in witnessing the life-saving role of a physician assistant (PA) in the\noutcome of a family member, a more specific path emerged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeeing how the PA completely changed a life around \u2026 I was\nblown away by it,\u201d she explains. \u201cIt was the most beautiful thing I\u2019d ever seen\nhappen. This PA literally helped my loved one take control and actually live\nlife again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neal realized that\nbeing a PA within pediatrics is \u201cwhere I belong. …There\u2019s just something about\naiding in physical and mental health, too, that drives me towards that.\u201d And\nbeing a PA gives her many options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter being in\npediatrics a few years,\u201d she says, \u201cI can be trained in emergency medicine or\ndermatology. You can switch up what you\u2019re doing. You\u2019re not stuck in one area\nyour entire life.\u201d Neal likes the fluidity as well as the freedom a PA\u2019s\nschedule will give her to be a mother one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neal also appreciates the breadth of her liberal\narts education and how even the required classes that were unrelated to her\nmajor (but were some of her favorites) \u201cwill make me a better PA one day.\u201d She\nexplains how: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\nstudy neuroscience, it\u2019s very easy to look at the physical side of everything.\n\u2026 But there is so much more to a person. Studying psychology, Western civilization,\nsociology and French \u2014 learning different languages, cultures and religions \u2014\nmakes you think about more than just the physical aspects of a person. Not that\nI wasn\u2019t an accepting person before, but it\u2019s definitely opened my eyes to\ndifferent types of people. In medicine, you\u2019re going to be seeing all different\nraces, religions and beliefs. You have to be accepting and understand where\nthey\u2019re coming from in order to be the best provider that you can be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of this education includes being active\non campus and in the community, seeking out experiences and connections with\npeople from a variety of backgrounds \u201cbecause they\u2019re usually the ones who will\nhave the most impact on you.\u201d  Through\nStudent Government Association, STEM Empowerment Club, her sorority, Phi Mu,\nthe Pre-Health Club, the Pre-Physician Assistant Club and tutoring off campus,\nshe gained leadership skills and a better understanding of how the community\nfits together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transylvania, in true liberal arts fashion, has provided us a set of skills to question the world around us, to think deeply about who we are and how we can impact others. <\/p>Presli Neal ’19<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Of her four years at Transy, she says it is \u201cmore\nthan what I thought it would be. I expected to get an amazing education, which\nI did. But I didn\u2019t realize the affect some of the relationships would have on\nme. \u2026 It\u2019s really exceeded my expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at Commencement 2019, Neal reminded the audience to \u201ctake time to reflect on the relationships you have made here at Transy. Think of your advisors, mentors, professors, coaches, and peers. Think about how they have impacted you and aided in your own path of self-discovery. And as you do, I hope you recognize that you have also influenced those around you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more of Neal\u2019s commencement speech <\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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