Alumni Spotlight
Alumni Spotlight – Priorities & Professionalism Lessons gained at ACR
Name: Daniel Plack Worked at ACR Home on: Lydia West and Cummings Undergrad: University of Northwestern- St. Paul Post grad: University of Minnesota Medical School, Internship at Hennepin County Medical Center, Anesthesiology Residency at…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight- Learning Patience and Compassion as a Pre-PA Student
Name: Lanie Rudie ACR Home: Pintail Undergrad: University of Minnesota Schooling/Career: I attended PA school at Concordia University of Wisconsin in Mequon, Wisconsin and graduated in July 2019. I actually…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight- DCP skills put to good use in PT School
Name: Kadi Hamer ACR Home: I worked at Robin Court for 2 years! 🙂 Undergrad: I attended the University of Minnesota. I majored in Clinical Kinesiology and a minor in…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight- From Arthur’s Senior Care to Medical School
Name: Amy Parkinson ACR Home: Arthur’s Senior Care on Alta Vista and Emmert Undergrad: BS in Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul Schooling/Career: I am a second…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight- Transferable skills from DCP to Occupational Therapist
Name:Â Whitney Pfaff ACR Home:Â Fulham Undergrad:Â Kinesiology – University of Minnesota Schooling/Career: I worked at ACR Homes for 5 years throughout my undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Minnesota. I…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight- From ACR to Yale PA Class President
Name: Joe Miller ACR Home: Pintail Undergrad: University of Minnesota Schooling/Career: Currently I am attending the Physician Assistant program at Yale School of Medicine, and I’ll be finishing my didactic year in August.…
Read MorePA Applicants Gain More Extensive Patient Care Experience at ACR Than CNA Work
To get into PA school and other professional healthcare programs, applicants need to have meaningful healthcare experience, with 31 PA programs recommending at least 1000 hours of healthcare experience. What’s the best…
Read MoreGetting into PA School—Feedback from ACR Employees Who Made It!Â
The competition to get into PA school is intense, with only about 25% of applicants making the cut. Your PA school application and interview need to stand out to be…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight- Getting a headstart for nursing school
Name: Alison Greten ACR Home: Fox Run Bay (RSA/RC when Perrot started) Undergrad: University of Minnesota for Biology in 2013 Schooling/Career: In 2016, I moved to Denver…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight- PT student reflects on benefits of working at ACR Homes
Name: Jenna Brown ACR Home: PINTAIL in White Bear Lake Undergrad: University of Minnesota Schooling/Career: Doctor of Physical Therapy Student at Northwestern University- going into my 2nd year! How did…
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