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Getting to Know Academic Dean Sharon Hostler

When Dr. Sharon Hostler is not the Academic Dean aboard the Spring 2013 Semester at Sea Voyage, she is a world-renowned pediatrician and an avid traveler. In this audio interview, Sharon shares how she selected the voyage’s faculty (a process which took two years), her thoughts on the ship as an “Academical Village,” the benefits of a world perspective for students pursuing a career in medicine, and her hopes

for everyone on the voyage.

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  • Life at Sea

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