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Zoe Thompson

Zoe Thompson

Austin Public Health

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Zoe's work combines: Medicine, Non-Profit Organizations, and Helping People

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Day In The Life

Public Health Specialist

I counsel and test people for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    International Public Health/International Health

    Tulane University

  • Graduate Degree

    Epidemiology

    Tulane University

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Health Education Specialists:

Bachelor's Degree: Public Health, General

Graduate Degree: Epidemiology

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Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Parents:

    You could be making so much more money somewhere else

  • How I responded:

    I wake up every day excited to go to work and I feel like I’m in the right place for myself.

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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