Success Stories
EJ Perrin
Mentoring Paves the Way for Success
Following an inspirational, impactful, and supportive internship opportunity with Michele Johansson, nurse manager of the Baystate Wing Emergency Department, EJ Perrin shares his story about gaining experience, building a network, and finding a career opportunity that was right for him!
“I started an internship with Baystate Wing Hospital in February as a high school observer in the Emergency Department through a program in my school called River East School to Career, Michele Johansson, the nurse manager, was my preceptor. She placed me with a variety of team members and my experience was great and I quickly realized how interested I was in healthcare,” said ‘EJ’ Edward Perrin, a graduate of Palmer High School and ED technician at Baystate Wing Hospital.
Emerson Alexander
A motivated and disciplined future dentist
Emerson Alexander grew up loving to learn about oral hygiene and enjoyed going to the dentist.
Her career goals developed accordingly and Emerson now looks forward to studying to become a dentist and possibly an orthodontist.
While interning at Wilbraham Dental Associates, Emerson has learned how to interact with co-workers and with patients, she vows to never stop learning and to do her best no matter what Emerson's favorite task so far was drilling on a plastic tooth and filling the hole she created. During this simulation of treating a patient's cavity, Emerson was both nervous and exhilarated. In her words: "It was so cool!"