The Emerging Professionals Summer Internship Program at UMass Chan Medical School recently wrapped up another season, offering undergraduates and recent college graduates the opportunity to explore careers related to the university’s Center for Health Sciences. This 10-week program of hers focuses on historically marginalized groups of students in STEM, health sciences and medicine, and encourages students to explore diversity and inclusion, public safety, communication, community and Relationship with Government.

“Overall, this program has provided me with substantial knowledge to apply to my academic life, advance my career, and become the professional I always wanted to be. Puerto Rico A junior at Mayaguez University studying industrial microbiology with the intention of pursuing a career in medicine, she interned at the Office of Well-Being to learn about the six dimensions of well-being and how to apply them to her future career. I learned how to apply

She said the informative lunch sessions where she learned about financial topics such as credits, resume formatting, and interview insights were especially beneficial.

Ashley Goncalves, an up-and-coming junior studying public health at Worcester State University, interned in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences. She said the experience helped her understand the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and in healthcare.

“This will give people who don’t normally have the opportunity to shine a chance to speak up and seize opportunities they never thought they had,” Goncalves said. said.

2022 Emerging Professional Summer Intern

• Ashley Goncalves, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Worcester State University
• Obiamaka Igwenagu, University of the Holy Cross, TH Chan School of Medicine Admissions Office
• Ayanna Johnson, Department of Public Safety, Bridgewater State University
• Kiersten Johnson, Diversity & Inclusion Office, Boston University
• Taylor Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
• Shivali Mani, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Federal Medicine
• Agnes Nantambi, Clark University, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
• Camila Negron, University of Puerto Rico, Department of Human Services
• Alexandra Pezzana, Communications Office, Bentley University
• Ariana Sarmiento Fielding, Clark University, Community and Government Relations Office
• Michael Tadeo, Framingham State University, School of Public Safety