“My Honors Seminars were driven by a problem-based approach to learning. Later, when I started medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, I realized this kind of learning was very cutting-edge. We were the first class at Pittsburgh to be exposed to problem-based learning, which had just been introduced as its primary mode of instruction. It’s an approach that I continue to use in my consulting work today. The skills you learn through the Honors College equip you to go in any direction you want.”
After graduating from UB with a BS in Biological Sciences, Daphne won a Marshall Fellowship and spent three years earning a doctorate in respiratory physiology at the University of Oxford in England. Back in the United States, she studied medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, trained as a resident in otolaryngology/head and neck surgery in Oregon, and then taught at University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve. She now works for Cerner Corporation, which calls itself the leading healthcare information technology company in the United States. At Cerner, Daphne is a consultant to Ascension, the nation’s largest nonprofit health system, in a series of strategic initiatives. “I’m excited to be part of this effort since it will provide the foundation for a system that could change the way health care is delivered worldwide.”
“I have great memories of the Honors College. It was not the type of experience you would expect to find in a large, public university. It was completely engaging and intimate - almost like I was attending a small private college. I was very close to the faculty and staff, and they treated me like a colleague rather than a student.”