Featured Students for Public Health

"The Capstone experience was an open-ended opportunity to explore anything and everything I was interested in outside of the classroom. I spent four months in Ecuador conducting a qualitative research study on barriers in access to health care services. These interviews with health care workers, along with the time spent volunteering in clinics across the country, provided me with an in-depth perspective on how a nationalized health care system functions."

"My Capstone experience gave me the opportunity to practice my second language and conduct independent, qualitative research, which allowed me to understand research from a very different perspective than what I had previously been exposed to. My experience abroad deepened my passion for women's health and health equity, which is a passion that I carry to this day."

"The amazing part about UMR was that all the instructors were fantastic. All of them were there to help me succeed."

"I fell in love with the integration of health care that ran through the veins of UMR. Every course provided scientific perspective despite representing different subjects of learning. I loved the possibilities that the proximity to Mayo Clinic provided and was awed to work in collaborative labs in my second year."

"I started at UMR as a PSEO student during my senior year of high school. I wasn't originally planning to stay for the entirety of my degree, but after experiencing the unique learning environment and engaging with the faculty for a year, I couldn't imagine leaving!"

"My capstone for UMR involved two different study away programs and a semester that included courses at the University of Minnesota TC campus. During my time at UMR I shifted my focus from being a medical practitioner, to studying different forms of health, well-being, and medicine."

"My Capstone allowed me to demonstrate to professionals and peers how we can learn so much about bettering our lives and communities by understanding death, the dying process and end-of-life care."

"My Capstone experience prepared me to pursue and apply my health science degree to the many areas it encompasses. I structured my Capstone as a stepping stone to the next step of my journey; which has allowed me to branch into the different areas of health sciences."

"I loved the idea of small class sizes, a city that was integrated with Mayo Clinic, and the ability to live on campus while taking courses related to the medical field. It felt like a conservatory where everyone was meant to be there."

"My Capstone prepared me to think on a systems-level. It also gave me a better understanding of what health is and how much social, environmental and historical factors determine the health of our communities and overall well-being."