Miami Commencement: Student Perspectives After Graduating from USAHS
At commencement on the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) Miami campus, new graduates step into healthcare careers with pride and excitement. For some, the degree is a family first, the highest anyone in their family has earned, and a chance to look back and know they did it. Others are simply ready to start treating clients.
Graduates credit an interactive admissions process, faculty who still work in the field, and mentorship that continues after graduation, with professors helping them land their first jobs. One graduate, a former tech, noticed that USAHS students arrived ready to work with patients on day one. Another chose the profession to help people like their mother, who lives with diabetes.
If you are considering USAHS, this is a view from the finish line.
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Miami Commencement_ Student Perspectives After Graduating from USAHS
[00:00:00] I am excited. I’m excited to be working with people and to be officially a doctor. [00:00:05] I’m, like, the first one to get this high of a degree in my family, so obviously they’re very proud. [00:00:11] I am very proud. [00:00:13] Now I can kind of look back and say, “You know, I did it.” [00:00:15] The things that really drew me to University of St. Augustine is how interactive they were. As soon as I put my name down, gave my phone number, I got phone calls and I got emails. The faculty was amazing. I love how they all are in the field. [00:00:29] And they give us mentorship that continues outside of university. So I’m still talking with some of the professors now, and they’re helping me find jobs and offering me mentorship outside of schools. [00:00:38] As a tech before, I saw other students from St. Augustine. I felt St. Augustine students did have a little bit more of that ready to start on day one kind of attitude. They were ready to work with patients, ready to start learning more, ready to show what they’ve learned in school. [00:00:50] My purpose of doing this was to help people like my mom with the diabetes, the whole diabetic community, and the kidney community as well. [00:00:57] You know, to see if I can make a difference with them. I met great classmates, friends for life, and I enjoyed every moment of it. [00:01:04] I would 100% recommend this school to others. [00:01:07] I recommend it to anyone really. They’re awesome. I love them. [00:01:11] 100%.
