2021 Presidential Scholar of Distinction: Abigail Villegas, Health Science
Channel: Cypress College
Date: 2022-03-29

Abigail Villegas, our Presidential Scholar of Distinction for Health Science, is studying and working in health care – and has been affected by health care concerns as well. During the COVID-19 pandemic, her grandmother and mother were both hospitalized. Her mother recovered but after a month and a half Abigail’s grandmother passed away. Although it was a difficult final year, Abigail is graduating in Health Information Technology and will take her RHIT exam. She was hired in a Revenue Cycle Management Office as a Medical Billing Specialist and plans to work full-time to further her knowledge in the field of HIT. See her tell her story. 🔷