Building a Professional Website as a Medical Student: The Example of Alana Rivera-Negron

In today’s healthcare and academic environment, medical students not only need substantive achievements (research, clinical experience, tutoring, leadership) but also a strong online presence to showcase their work, connect to mentors, potential residencies, clinics, collaborators. A well-designed website becomes a powerful tool in personal branding and career development. Using Alana’s new website as an example, this post explores what she has done well and what further she could build to turn the site into a professional business or clinical brand down the road.

What’s in Alana’s Website

Here are the key elements I observed:

• Homepage: It introduces Alana by name and status “Medical Student at University of Medicine and Health Science.”

• A brief bio highlights her skills: tutoring, administrative support, clinical observation, and subject areas (anatomy, physiology, biology, psychology, Spanish instruction).

• Contact info is present: phone number, email address on the home page.

• Navigation menu: “Home”, “CV”, “Blog”, “Contact”.

• Visual presence: A photo (Image: Photo 2x2_edited.jpg) appears on the homepage.

• The site mentions “Website designed by Lila Projects” and it is built-with Wix.

Why This Is a Strong Step

• Visibility & accessibility: Having a publicly available website makes Alana’s credentials easy to share with hospitals, clinics, mentors, colleagues.

• Clarity: The home page quickly states her identity (medical student) and her skill areas, important for first impressions.

• Navigation structure: Having dedicated pages for CV and Blog means the site can evolve beyond a static portfolio.

• Professional look: The fact that a site exists at all demonstrates initiative, organization, and awareness of the value of an online presence.

From the literature on medical professionals’ online branding:

• The American Medical Association (AMA) notes that a physician’s brand is reputation + image and that online presence “is essential” because at least 70% of patients search online. American Medical Association

• A guide for doctors says a personal website adds depth to your brand, allows sharing insights, research, and success stories. Nexogic

Why This Matters for Hospitals/Clinics/Doctors of Interest

• Recruitment teams and clinical leaders increasingly look online to vet candidates, check professionalism and discover unique strengths.

• A well-structured personal website sends the message: “I’m dedicated, organized, proactive.”

• For clinics serving bilingual populations or needing team coordination, a candidate who highlights language, team experience and project coordination stands out.

• As Alana transitions from student → resident → physician, the website becomes her evolving digital CV, enabling continuous brand growth and potential future practice branding.

Final Thoughts

In summary, Alana has laid a strong foundation with her website: clear identity, skills highlights, contact access, navigation. If she builds it out in the ways suggested, richer content, blog engagement, unique value proposition, visual consistency, SEO, and future business orientation, the site can become more than a portfolio. It can become a professional hub for her brand as she moves forward in medicine.

Visit her site:

lilaprojects01.wixsite.com

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