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Alumni Networking, Career Chats & Informational Interviewing

Our alumni are an incredible resource. They are eager to give professional advice, share details of their career paths, and are interested in helping you along the way. 

1. Find them on Connect UMASS, a networking site just for UMASS students and alumni exclusively. 
2. Head over to LinkedIn, and search "University of Massachusetts Amherst", then "alumni".  You can find folks by major, where they work(ed), and when they graduated.
3. Watch our Career Chats (below) and see how they took their UMASS degrees and soared.

Kassandra, PH/Microbiology, 2020, enrolled in the UMass Chan Medical School Baccalaureate MD (BaccMD) Pathway Program

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Careers in Public Health Virtual Career Chat, Spring, 2022 with three alumni in different fields.

  • Quiearah, PH, 2019, Transplant Coordinator at Dana Farber
  • Stephanie, PH 2019, Clinical Research Project Coordinator VA hospital
  • 2019 Rachel, PH 2019, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Integration Analyst
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Adi, Nutrition, 2017, Registered Dietician and Business Owner

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Julia, PH, 2019, enrolled in direct entry nurse practitioner 3 year program RN  > Family Nurse Practitioner

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Sam, Nutrition, 2017, Telemedicine Company called Onduo, working with type 2 diabetes

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Alicia, Physical Therapist informational interview 2021

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Lisa, Occupational Therapist/Hand Specialist Informational Interview 2021

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For many more Career Chats, please go directly to our Youtube Channel

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