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News from Health Professions #2, September 11 2026

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Hello everyone,

We hope you are doing well as the second week of courses comes to an end. This is such a busy and exciting – and also …

By Becca Tishler
Becca Tishler Program Director, Careers in Health Professions
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The fluff of medicine: Intangibles that make the difference

This article argues that what many call the “fluff” of medicine—things like empathy, listening, compassion, and human connection—are actually essential to being a good doctor, not secondary to technical skill. It emphasizes that true healing comes from combining scientific knowledge …

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On AiR Podcast featuring Stefan Breitling ’13

Marketing and Communications Intern for the Loeb Center Dian Kun Yin ’28 chats with Alumni-in-Residence guest Stefan Breitling ’13 to discuss his career journey in pediatric medicine, and the lessons and advice he has to share with students interested in …

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Resources

Job & Internship Search Sites

In addition to Handshake, we compiled a list of jobs and internship sites.

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Career & Exploration Guides

Amherst College Guide for Premedical Students

About this Guide

This Guide focuses on “allopathic” medicine (i.e. becoming a physician with an M.D. degree), because that is …

Part I: Preparing to Apply to Medical School

Amherst Pre-Health Guide Part 1 (Fall 2026)

Whether you have always known you wanted to be a doctor, veterinarian, dentist, …

Part II: The Medical School Application Process

Amherst Pre-Health Guide Part 2 (Fall 2026)

Applying to medical, veterinary, or dental school is an exciting culmination to your …

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Alumni

Beselot Birhanu

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Fourth-year Medical Student Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Meet Beselot

Stefan Breitling

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Instructor; Attending Physician Harvard Medical School; Boston Children's Hospital
Meet Stefan

Wendy Halpern

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Veterinary Pathologist Genentech
Meet Wendy

Newton Juhng

Alumni-in-Residence
  • New York, New York
  • Portfolio Manager and Head of Healthcare A-CAP Management
Meet Newton

Christina Nieves

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Community Research and Evaluation Specialist Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness
Meet Christina

Thierry Pauyo

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Professor of Orthopedic Surgery McGill University
Meet Thierry

Lou Silverman

Alumni-in-Residence
  • CEO & Board Chairman
Meet Lou

Jodie Simms-MacLeod

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Midwifery Director University of Tennessee Medical Center
Meet Jodie

Cuthbert Simpkins

Alumni-in-Residence
  • Sosland Missouri Endowed Chair in Trauma Services/Chief Innovation Officer UMKC School of Medicine and Vivacelle Bio, Inc
Meet Cuthbert

Will Turner

Alumni-in-Residence
  • New York City, New York
  • Practicing Hospitalist and Associate Professor of Medicine Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Meet Will

Gabriela Ulloa

Alumni-in-Residence
  • First-year Resident Physician in Pediatrics NYU Langone
Meet Gabriela

Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge

Alumni-in-Residence
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413-542-2265
Email
careers@amherst.edu
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