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Tiffany Raber, with one of
her award-winning works of art-
a self-portrait done in ink pen on grey art
board.
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TIFFANY RABER, who is working on her MFA in Biomedical
Visualization at the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences, is APAC’s graduate
assistant. In this role, she is required to “wear many hats, based on need,”
she noted.
RABER CREATES documents for the APAC monthly meetings,
including the agenda and minutes, and monitors the PACADEMY listserv. “When
needed, I also work with the APAC website and assist APAC with basically
anything they could use an extra hand with,” she said. “I’m here to act as an
extra resource for anybody related to APAC.”
ONE OF her goals is to “help spread the word
about APAC to more Academic Professionals, and even students,” Raber said.
“This is a great organization and also very beneficial. I would like to be the
main source of communication who helps make others more aware of the benefits
of APAC. I plan on doing this by helping with marking visuals including the
website, flyers, logos, and more.”
BIOMEDICAL VISUALIZATION, traditionally termed medical
illustration, is a niche professional field with a broad spectrum of possible
concentrations. A biomedical visualization professional is responsible for
creating scientifically accurate visuals to help with better comprehension of a
difficult scientific and/or medical concept. “Thanks to technology, this can be
communicated by pencil and paper, animation, 3D modeling, and even virtual
reality,” Raber explained.
“MY GRADUATE degree program is very intensive and
doesn’t allow me to deviate from my studies often,” Raber said. “But one
interest I cannot give up is working out. I have been an athlete my entire life
and ran Division I track and field—400-meter hurdles—in college. Almost every
morning I work out bright and early to allow myself some ‘me time’ before
beginning the day.”
RABER EARNED a BS in Biology and a BFA in Drawing
from Ball State University in 2014. To contact her, email traber2@uic.edu.
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