{"id":192,"date":"2021-05-04T13:42:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T18:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-health-professions\/?page_id=192"},"modified":"2026-02-13T09:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:25:18","slug":"advice-from-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/health-professions\/advice-from-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice from Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the summer of 2020, four Macalester students participated in a project interviewing Macalester alumni working in health-related professions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While working remotely and using zoom as their primary form of communication, these students &#8211; Emelie Beattie \u201921, Brian Zou \u201922, Sam Hochberger \u201921 and Katherine Podoll \u201921 &#8211; completed these interviews as part of a larger project to make health professions advising resources more abundant and accessible for Macalester students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This 3-part series captures key advice and reflections from these alumni. The full interviews are also available below.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"video-embed block-container\" >\n\t\t    <div class=\"video-embed__header-container\">\n\t        <div class=\"video-embed__header-inner\">\n\t            <div class=\"video-embed__lockup\">\n\t                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">How did Mac shape your path?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t            <\/div>\n\t            \t        <\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"video-embed__container\">\n    \t<div class=\"embed-container\">\n    \t    \t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How did Mac shape your path?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NUUvL1k08pg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n    \t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"video-embed block-container\" >\n\t\t    <div class=\"video-embed__header-container\">\n\t        <div class=\"video-embed__header-inner\">\n\t            <div class=\"video-embed__lockup\">\n\t                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Advice to undecided students<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t            <\/div>\n\t            \t        <\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"video-embed__container\">\n    \t<div class=\"embed-container\">\n    \t    \t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Advice to undecided students\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JuAZCQ7ONSc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n    \t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"video-embed block-container\" >\n\t\t    <div class=\"video-embed__header-container\">\n\t        <div class=\"video-embed__header-inner\">\n\t            <div class=\"video-embed__lockup\">\n\t                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Final advice and personal reflections<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t            <\/div>\n\t            \t        <\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"video-embed__container\">\n    \t<div class=\"embed-container\">\n    \t    \t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Final advice and personal reflections\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jw1CWXEzmf4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n    \t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full alumni interviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vbKQojGw0Yk\">Rich Albrecht \u201901<\/a>, PA-C, physician assistant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VxT7dE2zum4\">Jessica Beattie \u201989<\/a>, MA, LMFT, psychotherapist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bCrulm8SZSQ\">Hayley Berra \u201912<\/a>, MSW, IMH-E, parent-child and program coordinator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KLOAatzRCOk\">Charlie Cosimini \u201909<\/a>, DVM, veterinarian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WYJpv0JHRtA\">Janna Cuneo \u201904<\/a>, FNP-BC, AAHIVS, family nurse practitioner, HIV clinical specialist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qjJdNakL184\">Amy Hagstrom Miller \u201989<\/a>, Founder and CEO, Whole Woman&#8217;s Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uQNA0ebMNH4\">Xu Han \u201910<\/a>, MS, DDS, pediatric dentist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AHZQM93artw\">Emily Hawes-Van Pelt \u201900<\/a>, MD, obstetrician\/gynecologist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aY_tisU8bpw\">Jen (Lee) Hundevad \u201909<\/a>, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kYEkyIIuaaI\">Kristina Krohn \u201905<\/a>, MD, internal medicine and pediatric hospitalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Zr6pXxKeE5s\">Chidyaonga Shalita \u201917<\/a>, medical student (M2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fIeNOG9ROhw\">Jess Vaughan \u201912<\/a>, BSN, DNP, CNM, certified nurse midwife<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the summer of 2020, four Macalester students participated in a project interviewing Macalester alumni working in health-related professions. 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