Mentorship, Flexibility, and Staying Student-Centered - Adventures in Advising

About this episode

Dr. Brendan Caputo interviews Dr. Ellen C. Miller about mentorship and advising in the health professions.

In this episode of Adventures in Advising, guest host Dr. Brendan Caputo welcomes his longtime mentor, Dr. Ellen C. Miller, Senior Associate Dean for Pre-Health Advising at Hofstra University, for a wisdom-packed conversation about advising as both a profession and a calling. From her own nontraditional path as a first-generation student to nearly four decades of supporting future health professionals, Ellen reflects on the power of mentorship, lifelong learning, adult learners, pre-health ad...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Brendan Caputo

Guest: Dr. Ellen C. Miller

Topics covered

• mentorship
• advising
• health professions
• lifelong learning
• adult learners

Keywords

• mentorship
• advising
• health professionals
• lifelong learning
• first-generation student

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hofstra University

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