{"id":18819,"date":"2017-12-12T20:41:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T20:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/hes\/?p=18819"},"modified":"2017-12-12T21:28:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T21:28:03","slug":"gaining-the-knowledge-tools-to-pursue-a-passion-for-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/hes\/2017\/12\/12\/gaining-the-knowledge-tools-to-pursue-a-passion-for-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaining the Knowledge & Tools to Pursue a Passion for Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The HES program at Truman State University provided me with all the knowledge and tools I needed to pursue my passion for medicine.\u00a0My favorite things about the HES program were the small class sizes and the ability to build relationships with my professors.\u00a0My professors were very accessible and willing to provide me with extra opportunities for learning and personal development.\u00a0In addition, the challenging curriculum\u00a0prepared me well\u00a0for my graduate school classes.<\/p>\n

I am currently working as a Physician Assistant in primary care at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in the Kansas City area. I can honestly say that Truman\u2019s academic excellence\u00a0got me to where I am today, and I wouldn\u2019t change a thing. The HES program even helped me to fulfill my desire to complete a medical internship abroad.<\/p>\n

Truman\u2019s HES program truly invests in their students. My time at Truman will forever be some of the best years of my life!<\/p>\n

\u2014Elli (Mathis) Roberts, \u00a0(\u201912), Exercise Science<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Ellie\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The HES program at Truman State University provided me with all the knowledge and tools I needed to pursue my passion for medicine.\u00a0My favorite things about the HES program were the small class sizes and the ability to build relationships with my professors.\u00a0My professors were very accessible and willing to provide me with extra opportunities […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":182,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21326],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-and-exercise-sciences"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGaining the Knowledge & Tools to Pursue a Passion for Medicine - Health and Exercise Sciences<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/hes\/2017\/12\/12\/gaining-the-knowledge-tools-to-pursue-a-passion-for-medicine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gaining the Knowledge & Tools to Pursue a Passion for Medicine - 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