
First-year Trevor Seymour aims to bring people together through public service βΒ and dance
For Trevor Seymour, life is all about connections β connections between the mind and the body, between the sciences and the arts. Connections between people.
Seymour (Public Health, β27) β who hails from Scarborough, Maine, and uses they/them pronouns β is an aspiring doctor whose passion for public service takes many forms. It is a passion that was cultivated with inspiration from their mother, who is a registered nurse, personal experience with the health care system, and a lifelong love of the performing arts.
βPublic service just felt natural for me,β said Seymour, who wants to pursue a career in cardiology. βI had a really big medical influence within my house growing up, and I found myself so interested in what my mom did at work, even if it was the smallest thing.β
And for Seymour, itβs the small things that add up.
To prepare for their journey into medicine, Seymour has become involved with 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½νβs Partners for World Health chapter and has volunteered to assemble kits of medical supplies that will be donated to health centers in lower-resourced countries around the world.
A recent volunteer opportunity saw Seymour repackaging small parts of catheterization kits, one by one, for three arduous hours.

Trevor Seymour
They said it was tedious work, but it will have a big impact on people who need the equipment.
βThereβs really no too small of a part to play in that kind of work,β they said. βTo me, it doesnβt matter if Iβm just repackaging catheters; I know someoneβs going to need that catheter somewhere. Iβm still helping make a difference either way.β
Seymour has also leveraged their ability to form connections to bring together their community amid a recent hardship.
In wake of the October mass shootings in Lewiston β the deadliest in Maineβs history β Seymour organized a vigil to honor those who lost their lives and were wounded. Dozens of 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν community members came together to pay their respects to the victims.


βI wanted it to be an opportunity for the students and like the community as a whole to feel like they're together,β they said. βTo have a moment of togetherness and focusing on community in a time when the world around us feels like it's falling apart.β
Togetherness is a big theme in Seymourβs life. Dancing, they said, is another way to build community in an uncertain world.
This December, Seymour starred as the titular character in Maine State Balletβs production of βThe Nutcracker.β It was Seymourβs ninth time performing in the show, which was held at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. It was also their fifth time as the Nutcracker and their fourth time playing the Russian soloist.





βI love to dance, and I love to share that love with the audience by showing them that I enjoy it,β they remarked.
But dancing, like medicine, requires discipline, a lesson Seymour has learned in their more than 15 of years honing their craft.
βIβm thankful for my dance career because itβs given me an innate ability to receive constructive feedback and improve upon my technique,β they said. βI think in correlation to becoming a doctor, this skill will be useful when going through residency and internship, where you hear a lot of criticism in order to grow.β