Category: Advice to Students
A collection of blog posts featuring alumni sharing their advice for UNMC students.
Happy Graduation Week! Congratulations to all of the students who will be joining the #UNMCalumni family this week. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! Tyler Housh, MLS’19 offers his top piece of advice for new grads in under a minute in this week’s Connections Project Blog.
May 4, 2022
1. Everything Works Out in the End Everything in medical school seems like a big deal – every test seems like a big deal, everything seems like a big deal. And you might think “If I do not do well on this, how will I get through?” You just need to know that everything works […]
Mar 30, 2022
Knowing how to advocate is critical. Whether advocating on behalf of a patient, advocating for social change, or advocating for yourself, understanding the necessary skills to be a good advocate is important. Desi Bailey, MD’75 has been involved in advocacy work throughout her life, most recently with the American Medical Association and GLMA: Health Professionals […]
Mar 2, 2022
Navigating a graduate program is hard. Often times, students have questions whose answers can’t always be found in a classroom. What extracurricular opportunities should I take advantage of? Will this grade/situation/decision matter long-term or not? How do I make professional connections? Thankfully, more than 46,000 UNMC alumni have been there and have reflections and words […]
Feb 9, 2022
Hindsight is 20/20: Advice to my 25-year-old self
You’ve heard that saying right? Meaning, that when you look back on a situation or an event (after the fact), you have a clearer understanding of it and how things could have been done better. We all wish we could learn things without having to first experience them, but did you know that you actually […]
Oct 13, 2021
Advice to Current Students & Recent Graduates
Classes are in full-swing at UNMC and throughout the school year, we like to share insight from alumni, especially as it relates to advice they have for current students and recent graduates. This week we share insight from Ralph Abalo, MPS ’18, CCP, LP. He is a proud graduate of UNMC’s clinical perfusion program and […]
Sep 30, 2021
Advice for First-Generation Students
10% of this year’s medical school class at UNMC are first-generation students, meaning neither of their parents hold a bachelor’s or higher degree. First-generation students face a number of barriers in their pursuit of postsecondary education, and research shows that first-gen students are half as likely as their peers to enroll in graduate programs after […]
Sep 23, 2021
Advice to Current UNMC Students
Yesterday, the University of Nebraska announced that for the 21st straight year, student enrollment at UNMC set a record high with 4,387 students enrolled for the 2021-2022 school year. This represents an increase of 3.5% over last year’s record of 4,239. In light of this news, we wanted to share some advice to our new […]
Sep 9, 2021
Advice to Students from a Nursing Grad
This week, as ~1k new students begin their health professions education at UNMC, we wanted to share some words of wisdom from our #unmcalumni. Understanding the “why” behind everything is critical and is excellent advice shared by Eva Brooks, RN, BSN ’16. Take a quick listen!
Aug 25, 2021
Advice for Incoming Pharmacy Students
With the new academic year just around the corner, Anthony Donovan, PharmD’19 is sharing advice for incoming students. Although his tips come from a pharmacy perspective, his advice applies to all incoming students. Good luck to all the new UNMC students. You will do great!
Aug 12, 2021
