University of Michigan International Center

For past few months I was thinking to pen down my experience during this year's summers at Express Scripts as a Data Science intern in the Clinical Research and New Solutions division. After 3 months savoring the memories, I finally found some time to reflect back on what I learned and what I achieved in those 3 months. The internship experience as a whole was really rewarding especially since I got to work on the flagship clinical product named Advance Quality Management (AQM) to be launched in 2019 with an estimated $20 million in revenue. The predictive models I was building as part of the clinical solution had a potential to impact 400,000 patient lives suffering from diabetes and lipids conditions. The sheer impact of my work made me feel worthwhile and empowered at the same time responsible and accountable. It was the most rewarding experience as I was solely responsible for 4 of the 12 models for the clinical solution. Coming from a Chemistry and Scientific Computi...

“When you eat a fruit, think of the man who planted the tree” This is one of many common sayings about teachers passed from generation to generation in Vietnam. Vietnamese have had a long history of paying respect and gratitude to educators since a very long time ago. Every year on November 20, millions of people celebrate the National Teacher’s day to show their appreciation for the teachers, from current students, to alumni and parents. On this day, students and teachers are allowed to have a day-off. Instead of preparing for a day of class, they prepare and organize activities for the celebration. Types of activities vary depending on students’ interest and the annual theme. Most schools have performances, including singing, acting, traditional/contemporary dancing carried out by either teachers, students or famous performers who are former students of the schools. Some schools grant special rewards to teachers in respect of their contribution to education. Besides tho...