Alumni Stories

Midwestern University’s amazing alumni, over 25,000 strong, are exemplary healthcare leaders and many of them are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic serving their communities. Now more than ever, our alumni are inspiring students, faculty, and staff. We are pleased to share their personal experiences, best practices, and stories about how this pandemic is impacting their work and their communities.

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MWU Now Stories

Teaching. Research. Service. As a caring community dedicated to healthcare education, Midwestern University puts you first in all we do.

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Laura Sibrava, D.M.D.,

There is a very artistic side to dentistry. You have to have left-brain ability to create something that wasn't there before (like a crown).

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Allison Rushing, D.P.T.

Being a student at Midwestern University was definitely hard work and fast-paced, but it was not competitive here. Everyone just wanted to help each other and in that aspect it was just really welcoming. People studied together and shared ideas.

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Barbara Adams

I studied to become a podiatrist in part because of my own experiences working at a running shoe store.

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Brooke Siesel

Midwestern University helped me be a practitioner who can utilize my understanding of patients' occupations in therapy in order to help them to live life to the fullest.

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Chessa Calabrese

Not many aspiring dentists have the opportunity to help lead an entire dental program and I jumped at the chance to be a part of it. It's an honor to pave the way and set the bar for future CDMI classes.

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Danny Wu

The faculty members encourage you to participate in class and volunteer opportunities, and they really want you to succeed. It is very engaging for students, and it helped me in my future professional career.

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Diane Baldemor

There's such a sense of professionalism here. Everyone has set a goal to be great in whatever field they chose.

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Gloria Yueh, Ph.D.

Biochemistry shows us the narration of a living cell. The story is fascinating because it shows us the many ways in which the human body is intelligent.