Student Daily Digest

Are you a student interested in a career in the healthcare field? If so, come check out our Pathways to Healthcare panel, featuring UConn alumni who are currently working in healthcare and did not attend med school, dental school, PA school, or nursing school.

Panelists include:

Stephanie Schofield 

Graduating with a B.S. in Molecular & Cell Biology from UConn in 2023, Stephanie currently works as a Genetic Counseling Assistant at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center within the Pediatrics department. Additionally, she was selected as a 2023-2024 Research Grantee to Germany through the United States Fulbright Student Program, where she conducted research at the Heidelberg Institute for Human Genetics.

Brooke Smith 

Graduating from UConn with a B.A. in Economics in 2011, Brooke found her calling outside of business in the medical field, continuing her higher education and receiving her M.S. in Biostatistics from Harvard in 2020. Currently, she works as a Healthcare Analytics Manager at Found, which is one of the largest telehealth weight loss clinics in the U.S. having served 250K+ members, pioneering integrated support through personalized clinical guidance, expert coaching, and prescription medication. Brooke is also a published author in journals such as Lancet Child & Adolescent Health and Nature Mental Health.

Juliana Jacoboski Duncan

Juliana graduated from UConn in 2018, receiving both a B.A. in Spanish, and a B.S, in Pathobiology. She decided to continue higher education, receiving her master's in public health (MPH) in 2020 from Boston University. Currently, Juliana works as an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, where her tasks include providing guidance for infection control, isolation, and quarantine, working with the zoonotic and influenza team, being the Powassan/Deer tick virus coordinator for the state, pandemic and epidemic response, and more.

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to gain insight into how our panelists decided on their own career paths, what they did while still in college to gain experience, and how they transitioned into their current role post-graduation. Tune in virtually on Tuesday, November 5th, from 5:00-6:00pm, and be sure to register below!