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For Autumn DeFrank ’23, MPAS ’24, Healthcare is a Family Affair
DeFrank’s mother, grandmother, aunts, and uncle all worked in healthcare. “It just felt like something that I wanted to be able to do someday,” she said.
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How I'm Spending My Summer: Lucy Ruzanic ’25
Sustainability dual-degree seeker Lucy Ruzanic is learning more about energy legislation in her internship at Duquesne Light this summer.
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An IDP Experience by the Numbers
Sydney Saunders is making the most of her Chatham experience through one of our integrated degree programs (IDP), which will allow her to complete a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies in just five years. Check out how Sydney is maximizing the IDP benefits.