Interning at DKMedInfo (SmartENR)

Last summer, I had a four-week internship with DKMedInfo (also known as SmartENR) with Alex, the CEO. Half of my week was working from home (WFH) style which allowed me to explore various cafes to work at like the aquarium cafe in Seoul, and the other half of the week was an adventurous journey both to-and-from the office, which was based in Suwon, and to many University campuses where we promoted the nursing AI company to prospective and current students. I had such a wonderful time, and I am visiting Alex again this August in Seoul, thanking him for the opportunity which has enabled me with experience working globally. This internship gave me the experience in working abroad, and has definitely inspired and assisted in obtaining my graduate job as a teacher in China this September. Working with Alex was an honour and a privilege that I only had because it was provided to me by CRCC Asia. Notably, everyone in the CRCC Asia community was well-informed on introducing us to Korean work culture (especially Tess, who accompanied me to the office building on my first day which was super helpful). Not only did Alex introduce me to new skills, he also introduced me to many local food spots he ate at as an undergraduate. He also drove me to amazing places like the Seoul National memorial site where he showed me the British soldiers that fought in the Korean War. When Alex needed somebody to print 400 copies of his AI company catalogue for a conference in Manchester that month, I took initiative; using my immense amount of luck (my dad used to work in a printing factory for 34 years, his only job and work qualification in a town with little opportunity) I managed to make this happen with this local printing factory, generating revenue for my local working-class town while also organising and managing the printing of these copies for the convenience of my boss (it is always good to have one less thing to worry about when travelling for a conference). I felt like I had been able to give back both throughout and after my internship. After my internship ended, I accompanied him at the conference in Manchester and showed him around my relatively local English city. Overall, I can’t recommend this internship enough. I have to highlight one factor though for CRCC to consider; this opportunity would not have happened without the grant provided to me by the Turing Scheme and the others (like professional clothing grants) from Durham University.