Featured Students for Health Technology
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Eunice Akintade, ‘14

"My Capstone experience combined two of my favourite things, traveling and learning by doing. I took classes through a program called CAPA in London, which allowed me to live with students from other universities and have the freedom to explore London on my own while also having excursions with other students."

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Dawood Al Dawood, ‘23

"I chose UMR because of the variety of opportunities that it offers. Also, I found UMR was a place of high quality of education, a strong sense of community and cultural diversity."

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Nitya Chandiramani, ‘17

"My Capstone afforded me the opportunity to explore a variety of avenues and ultimately helped me understand that my career goal and my story is defined by continuous learning and self-development. I want to learn about every facet of the health care system, from business operations to the member experience, to identify where I can add value and make a positive impact."

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Conrad Cruz, ‘19

"My Capstone’s expected outcomes taught me the skills of researching and better tailoring yourself to a position you may be seeking. My unexpected outcome was that I learned to become more comfortable with uncertainty."

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Brandon Eklund, ‘15

"I saw UMR as a unique opportunity to be a part of a new style of learning using technology and research. This new style of learning, while being paired with small class sizes and a focus on science, built the foundation for my future career."

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Lucas Jacobson, ‘14

"Upon graduation I was hired at Mayo Clinic as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist in the Clinical and Forensic Toxicology Laboratory. I worked there for a few years and transferred to the Hepatitis/HIV Molecular Laboratory (HHM) to help with the surge in testing as HHM is one of the primary Mayo Clinic COVID-19 testing laboratories."

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Kadie Ketchum, ‘15

"The BSHS major allowed me the flexibility to explore different avenues of health care careers without having to change my major throughout my college experiences."

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Nolan Meyer, ‘17

"In 2012, I made the decision to separate from active-duty military service to pursue a career in medicine and science. I knew I wanted a pre-medical curriculum and UMR’s innovative approach to that attracted me."

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Alyson Narveson, ‘15

"I was able to work side-by-side with nurses and physicians caring for patients and learn various workflows and processes. This provided me with an understanding of how the health care system worked which is critical because I now teach clinicians how to better care for their patients."

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Sarah Niebuhr, ‘19

"I chose UMR because of the medical based curriculum. Subjects that aren’t typically science courses incorporate medicine into the curriculum to provide students with a well-rounded background."

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Yingzheng Xu, '20

"My Capstone experience pushed me to develop computational and programming skills preparing me for my future in bioinformatics."