{"id":7604,"date":"2025-01-29T15:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/?p=7604"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:07:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:07:28","slug":"preceptor-student-spotlight-january-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/preceptor-student-spotlight-january-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Preceptor & Student Spotlight – January 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Katherine McCoy, Wisconsin DHS – Occupational Health and Mohamad Zairul, recent BSPH graduate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ask a student: What has been your favorite part of your placement?<\/strong> 
Mohamad Zairul, BSPH recent-graduate: \u201cLearning about the different resources at the State Health Department. I also really loved the surveillance that I did!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask a preceptor: What do you love about being a preceptor?<\/strong> 
Katherine McCoy, Wisconsin DHS- Occupational Health: \u201cI love the enthusiasm, passion and innovation that students like Mohamad bring to this work. It keeps me energized and hopeful for the future of public health.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student and preceptor fun fact: <\/strong>If you could live in any fictional world (from books, movies, or games), where would you choose and why?<\/strong>
Mohamad Zairul: \u201cSpongebob. I\u2019d ask him how he stays so positive all the time!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katherine McCoy: \u201cSpongebob is a tough act to follow! But if we\u2019re not limited by reality, I\u2019d ask Dr. Alice Hamilton how she stayed motivated and inspired to make such a difference for workers\u2019 health at a time when both workers and women were undervalued. I think she and Spongebob would make a fabulous duo for our show!\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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