Hello SSC Community,
The First of Healthcare Career Panels in the coming year, and
Part of the "We Are Essential" Workers Stories Programming
Tues March 9th, 2021 5-7pm
Zoom Meeting ID- 921 4742 7198
Zoom Link (Links to an external site.)
Request Special Accommodations and For More Info: Adriana Garcia GarciaAdriana@deanza.edu
De Anza students and alumni will share their experience getting their start in the healthcare industry. They will share how they balance being a student at De Anza while working (full time and part time), and /or their steps taken after De Anza. They will tell their story on how "they got their foot in the door." They are currently working as a CNA, Medical Assistant, Registered Dental Assistant or are in a EMT program. Latinas in Bio is a student club of students aspiring to work in the medical field. Cosponsors are HEFAS, Student Success Center, STEM Program, Student Health Center, Office of Equity, and CTE- Career Technical Education.
Latinas in Bio is a student club of students aspiring to work in the medical field. Cosponsors are HEFAS, STEM Success Program, Student Success Center, Nursing Department, CTE- Career Technical Education, Student Health Center, and Office of Equity.
Our Panelists
Abby Pavon (she/her/ella) is a first-generation full time college student. She works as a certified medical assistant. She is currently an expecting mother and the outreach coordinator for HEFAS, which stands for Higher Education for AB540 Students. She loves to work with her community to help other students as herself to succeed and thrive in their educational career. She is transferring to UC East Bay this upcoming year.
Manuel (Manny) Alonzo Barrios (he/him/el) is in his mid 20s. He is a first-generation undocumented college student. De Anza College Alumni Class of 2019 - AA, Liberal Arts, Science, Math, and Engineering Emphasis. 2nd year transfer student at UC Santa Cruz majoring in BS, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology. He is a pre-Dental student hoping to become a Dentist one day. Currently, he is working as a Licensed Registered Dental Assistant (RDA).
Priscilla Cadena (she/her/ella) is a continuing De Anza student and works as a full time CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant) in the Covid Ward of my facility. It’s very hard work but rewarding at the end of the day. she wants our communities to flourish amid adversity and she does her part every day to ensure the safety and wellbeing of those around her. She is a nursing major and looks forward to applying to DeAnza’s RN program in the next year.
Amy Vargas (she/her/ella) is a full-time student between De Anza and Merritt College. She is also a full-time mother to an extremely energetic toddler. Amy is currently working towards transferring to UC Davis as a Bio major in hopes of becoming a physician. While Amy works towards accomplishing this goal, she took an accelerated 1-month EMT program to help her gain clinical experience . She is currently studying for the NREMT and hopes to work on the ambulance soon. Amy is passionate about helping her community and aspires to work in Oakland, where she resides.
