Summer Check-In: Ryan Harden

Muhlenberg athletes are spending the summer of 2026 enjoying fantastic experiences on campus, in their hometowns, across the country, and even around the world. Sophomore football player Ryan Harden had a transformative experience as a patient care technician at Riverview Medical Center in his hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey. I entered the summer looking for experience, but I didn’t expect it to reshape the way I saw medicine — or myself. As a sophomore biology/pre-health sciences major and football player at Muhlenberg, I was used to early lifts, long practices, and late-night studying. But Riverview Medical Center introduced me…