The next installment of the Provider Pulse interview series where we elevate diverse voices from across healthcare fields to learn the paths people took to their current roles in healthcare.

On this episode, we speak with Catherine Evangelista, an administrative specialist in the Community Prevention Unit at Public Health – Seattle & King County. A graduate of the University of Washington with a Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Catherine reflects on her identity as a Filipino American and the cultural and familial expectations to succeed in specific fields. She shares the challenges of navigating her undergraduate years without clear mentorship, and how her career path emerged—not from a singular passion—but through resilience, incremental choices, and adapting to constraints along the way.

Visit EthnoMed.org for additional resources. Follow us on YouTube and Instagram @EthnoMedUW

The next installment of the Provider Pulse interview series where we elevate diverse voices from across healthcare fields to learn the paths people took to their current roles in healthcare.

On this episode, we talk with Natalya Sarkisova, MPH an epidemiologist with the TB control program as Seattle King County Public Health. She reflects on her identity as an immigrant from Russia, the internalized pressure she felt to pursue a career in medicine, and dealing with rejection from medical school. She also discusses the importance of female mentorship in her career and her experience completing an masters of public health.

Visit EthnoMed.org for additional resources. Follow us on YouTube and Instagram @EthnoMedUW

The next installment of the Provider Pulse interview series where we elevate diverse voices from across healthcare fields to learn the paths people took to their current roles in healthcare, and how their cross-cultural experiences have helped them provide more informed care to diverse patient populations.

Rawnaq Behnam, MPH received her Masters in Public Health at the University of California, San Diego where she currently works as a researcher. She discusses her experience as a refugee from Iraq, the challenges of adapting to schooling in a new country and a new language, and the important role of mentors who helped her navigate her way to a master's degree in public health. She also discusses the importance of being a mentor herself and helping other students, particularly those from marginalized communities. This was recorded at the North American Refugee Health Conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2024.

Visit EthnoMed.org for additional resources. Follow us on YouTube and Instagram @EthnoMedUW