Heather Harwood
Heather Harwood
2024-2025 Scholar
Heather Harwood, a Navy veteran, was stationed in Bethesda, MD in 2019, where she served as a surgical technologist and hospital corpsman. As the lead surgical technologist for the plastic and reconstructive service, she supported efforts for the Wounded Warrior Project and during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, she held a leadership role managing a $6 million inventory of human allograft tissue, supporting surgeries across multiple specialties. After earning her associate degree, Heather transferred to the University of Maryland in fall 2021 to pursue a degree in public health science on a pre-med track. This semester, she has accepted an internship at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center.