Laura Hirello

Alumni Class of 2020

Headshop Laura Hirello

PhD Candidate
Monash University in Melbourne, Australia

What was your Professional background and location before joining the MHA?

鈥淚 was a Primary Care Paramedic working ground Ambulance in Nova Scotia and I had a BSc with a double major is Chemistry and Neuroscience.鈥

What is your current job title and main responsibilities.
What organization are you with?

鈥淚 am currently a fully funded PhD candidate at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. My work looks at the impact of shift work on paramedics and their work.鈥

What attracted you to 海角社区app's MHA?

鈥淚 was interested in healthcare, but I wasn't sure about which aspects appealed to me most. I appreciated that I could both work with a healthcare organization during the residency and complete a thesis.鈥

What were the key strengths/highlights of your MHA experience?

鈥淏oth the residency placement, which led to a job before I'd even graduated, and the thesis, which gave me the experience I needed to later qualify for my PhD program, were highlights.鈥

What advice would you give to someone considering the MHA?

鈥淭alk to as many people as you can about the program: faculty, current students, alumni. Everyone gets something different from their experience, so its good to get multiple perspectives.鈥