In Their Own Words
Afi Bongo
Afi Bongo participated in Healthcare Career Essentials before interning at The Wallace Foundation through our Philanthropy in Practice program. These opportunities helped her explore an interest in nursing and enabled her to apply the career skills she gained in our workshops to a professional work environment.
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Henry Tsui
Henry Tsui’s summer internship at J.P. Morgan gave him the exciting opportunity to explore a career in finance. “When I took the chance to try something new to learn about finance, I didn't think that this program would change the way my career would go,” he said.
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Melanie Robinson
Melanie Robinson’s Career Essentials experience taught her how to form valuable connections and helped her build a professional network. “What I enjoyed most was meeting mentors and getting more insight into building relationships with professionals and my peers,” she said.
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Navjot Dhillon
Navjot Dhillon’s interest in healthcare led her to Healthcare Career Essentials, which gave her a better understanding of possible career paths in the healthcare field. “An attending [physician] at Mount Sinai talked to us about his experiences engaging with patients, and it was eye opening because I didn’t really know there were so many aspects of the medical field,” she said. “It was the first time I had an insight to what the career really was.”
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