Alumni Share Advice for Allied Health Students

The class listened eagerly to the nine CHC alumni who came to share their experience moving on to 4-year institutions.

            “Keep your notes” from Crafton because you’ll need them as you move on.

            “Take a research class now.”

            “Listen to Dr. Truong.”

            “Be prepared to get lower grades.”

The students all talked about the challenges and hard work required, but they felt they were better prepared than students from other institutions because of the rigorous classes at Crafton. “You won’t get the 4.0 you’re used to,” said Zaragoza, “but you can succeed.”

They shared how important the clinical classes are. “Clinicals lead to jobs,” said Johan Jang, a third year nursing student at Loma Linda. “Use them to make connections, network and volunteer.”

“And have an open mind,” said Eric Bartlett, a respiratory technician. “Your career focus might change after clinicals.”

All of the students said there isn’t much time for anything but class and studying, but “you need to balance your study time,” said BréAnna Robinson, a 2^nd year nursing student at LLU. “If you study all the time you won’t absorb the information. You need personal time as well.”

The alumni stayed after their talk for lunch and more questions from the ANAT 101 class.