The next installment of the Provider Pulse interview series where we elevate diverse voices from across healthcare fields to learn the paths people took to their current roles in healthcare.

On this episode, we speak with Catherine Evangelista, an administrative specialist in the Community Prevention Unit at Public Health – Seattle & King County. A graduate of the University of Washington with a Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Catherine reflects on her identity as a Filipino American and the cultural and familial expectations to succeed in specific fields. She shares the challenges of navigating her undergraduate years without clear mentorship, and how her career path emerged—not from a singular passion—but through resilience, incremental choices, and adapting to constraints along the way.

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The next installment of the Provider Pulse interview series where we elevate diverse voices from across healthcare fields to learn the paths people took to their current roles in healthcare.

On this episode, we talk with Natalya Sarkisova, MPH an epidemiologist with the TB control program as Seattle King County Public Health. She reflects on her identity as an immigrant from Russia, the internalized pressure she felt to pursue a career in medicine, and dealing with rejection from medical school. She also discusses the importance of female mentorship in her career and her experience completing an masters of public health.

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The next installment of the Provider Pulse interview series where we elevate diverse voices from across healthcare fields to learn the paths people took to their current roles in healthcare, and how their cross-cultural experiences have helped them provide more informed care to diverse patient populations.

Rawnaq Behnam, MPH received her Masters in Public Health at the University of California, San Diego where she currently works as a researcher. She discusses her experience as a refugee from Iraq, the challenges of adapting to schooling in a new country and a new language, and the important role of mentors who helped her navigate her way to a master's degree in public health. She also discusses the importance of being a mentor herself and helping other students, particularly those from marginalized communities. This was recorded at the North American Refugee Health Conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2024.

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The next installment of the Provider Pulse interview series where we elevate diverse voices from across healthcare fields to learn the paths people took to their current roles in healthcare, and how their cross-cultural experiences have helped them provide more informed care to diverse patient populations.

Dr. Chloe Donegan is an internal medicine resident at the University of Washington Medical Center. She discusses her childhood in Corvallis, Oregon, her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay, and deciding between a career in public health versus providing care as a medical doctor. She highlights the way her personal identity and lived experiences have shaped her commitment to caring for marginalized communities.

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The next installment of the Provider Pulse interview series where we elevate diverse voices from across healthcare fields to learn the paths people took to their current roles in healthcare.

Dr. Jennifer Zhu is an internal medicine resident at the University of Washington Medical Center. She discusses her childhood in Medford, Oregon, her dual identity as a child of Chinese immigrants and as a first-generation college graduate. She highlights the challenges faced by students who are interested in medicine who do not have personal or family contacts to help provide insight into the field. She also discusses her own experiences interfacing with the healthcare system, and how those experiences inform the care she provides for her own patients.

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The inaugural episode of the Provider Pulse interview series where we elevate diverse voices from across healthcare fields to learn the paths people took to their current roles in healthcare.

Dr. Kimia Memar is an internal medicine resident at the University of Washington Medical Center. She discusses her childhood in Iran, her early interest in engineering, and the reasons she transitioned to the field of medicine. She highlights the challenges faced by international students who are interested in medicine, as well as her deeply personal reasons for seeking a career in medicine.

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