Rachel A. Bergstrom
Rachel Bergstrom works with students who are interested in healthcare professions. She helps students find their paths through the Beloit curriculum, internships, shadowing, and job opportunities.
Healing individuals, your community, and the world
What is your dream career?
Do you want to heal people, as a medical doctor, nurse, psychologist, occupational therapist, or certified nurse-midwife? Or perhaps your sights are set on doing research, advancing medical, pharmaceutical, and scientific knowledge and practice.
Do you seek to make a difference in your community, as a social worker, counselor, health and wellness coordinator, health advocate, or abuse prevention specialist? Or educate others about health, helping to reduce teen pregnancy or community infection rates?
Maybe you want an international career improving health overseas, working in the Peace Corps, monitoring HIV rates, or building health clinic capacity.
We help you prepare for your future
You get personalized support for a successful transition to medical and other professional schools from the faculty and staff members of the Health Professions Advisory Committee.
From advice on what classes to take to prepare you for an advanced degree to help finding internships with local healthcare providers, we’re here to support you every step of the way.
Health & Healing
Health & Healing
Your Mentors
Eleanor Waddle
Ellie works with prospective students, current students, and alumni to create connections that promote readiness for physical and mental wellness careers after Beloit.
Laura E. Parmentier
Laura advises current students about health careers, links current students with alumni in health careers, and teaches courses related to medicine and health.
Tara M. Girard
As a registered nurse, Tara advises students about nursing careers.
Chris Johnson
As director of the dance program, Chris works with students on dance performance and choreography as well as somatics and kinesiology.
Kristin J. Labby
Kristin works closely with chemistry and biochemistry students interested in applying their skills to medicine, art, and museums. She also advises students interested in health professions.
Sylvia López
Sylvia works with students interested in developing and putting their Spanish and intercultural skills into practice in various settings, including medical and health related fields.
Ron Watson
Ron works closely with students interested in working in public health and other community-based health promotion work, as well as research pertaining to racial justice, equity and equality.
ALUMNI IN ACTION
Belonging Here in Medical Research
At UC Berkeley, Aaron Joiner’12 is doing important research on the protein structures implicated in two neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS. His commitment to that work and to helping younger scientists of color feel at home in his field attracted a major honor from Beloit last fall.
An eye opening experience in a public health clinic
Maddie Moser’23 prepared for a healthcare career through a summer internship at a free and charitable clinic.
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Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
Beloit faculty and students are contributing to much needed research aimed at fighting antibiotic resistance.
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