Major: Kinesiology - Sports Medicine concentration
Minor: Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Research Advisor: Krithika Lingappan, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital
Sam Reddick (Wiess ’21) is majoring in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sports Medicine and a minor in Biochemistry and Cell Biology.
As captain of Rice EMS, Sam is responsible for all patient care and operational aspects of the university’s first responder organization, and he oversees the work of the lieutenants, coordinators, and duty crew members. In addition to working 24-hour shifts as the on-duty supervisor, he also helps with trainings, quality assurance, CPR classes, community education, and special event coverage on campus.
Recently, Sam had the opportunity to represent Rice EMS at the 2020 National Collegiate EMS Foundation Conference in Boston, MA. He co-presented with Lisa Basgall, Rice EMS Director and Lecturer in the Department of Kinesiology, about the best practices for pre-hospital management of heat-related emergencies in a collegiate setting. At the 2019 conference, Rice EMS was named the National Collegiate EMS Organization of the Year, and the volunteer group also received the Texas First Responder Award in Fort Worth this past November. Sam looks forward to continuing to lead Rice EMS as the organization pursues its mission of service in the Rice community.
Outside of EMS, Sam has a passion for pediatric research. He led an independent project at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, starting in the summer of 2018. He studied the pharmacokinetic modeling and safety of erlotinib, a chemotherapeutic drug used to treat infants and children with primary brain tumors. The project culminated with a publication in Cancer, Chemotherapy, and Pharmacology in October 2019. Sam currently works in a lab at Texas Children’s Hospital studying lung development in premature neonates.
At Rice, Sam serves as the Head Mentor of the Wiess Mentor Society where he hosts review sessions and helps peers in his residential college find academic and tutoring resources throughout the year. He also works as a teaching assistant for BIOC 211 and the online version of BIOC 300. Additionally, as a member of Baylor Patient Discharge Initiative, Sam volunteers weekly in the emergency department at Ben Taub Hospital by connecting underserved patients with medical and financial services and screening them for social health determinants.
Sam plans on attending medical school after graduation to pursue his dream of becoming a physician. He is particularly interested in emergency medicine.