{"id":2218,"date":"2018-02-16T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/?page_id=2218"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:30:09","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">As alumni of the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, you support our mission of improving the quality and accessibility of health care, research, and the education of future health care professionals.<\/p>\n<h2>Alumni Feature Video<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JGmQajj3zoE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 0=\"allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr class=\" rule-thin osc-rule\">\n<h2>Alumni Spotlight<\/h2>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#soliloquy-container-4640.soliloquy-container ul {margin-left: 60px;margin-bottom: 50px;}#soliloquy-container-4640.soliloquy-container.soliloquy-theme-karisma .soliloquy-pager {display: none;}#soliloquy-container-4640 .clean-quote {display: block;border-top: 1px solid #e1e1e1;border-bottom: 0px solid transparent;padding: 1.5em 0 0;margin: 1.5em 0;position: relative;}#soliloquy-container-4640.soliloquy-container.soliloquy-theme-karisma .soliloquy-caption-inside a {color: #007fae;font-weight: 600;}#soliloquy-container-4640.soliloquy-container .soliloquy-item .soliloquy-image { max-width: 25% !important; 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This program will not only teach you class work, but it will give you that real-world experience, talking to doctors, talking to people in the lab who are part of your team.\u201d<\/p><\/div><p class=\"name\">-Mackenzie Collins, \u201817<\/p><br \/><p class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/2019\/09\/alumna-spotlight-mackenzie-collins-17\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-3 soliloquy-id-4648 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/2019\/10\/alumna-spotlight-jennifer-swift-07\/\" class=\"soliloquy-link\" title=\"Jennifer Swift, \u201807\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-4648\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-3 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/590\/2019\/10\/JSwift_July2019-300x200-1-900x800_c.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Swift, \u201807\" \/><\/a><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\"><div class=\"clean-quote\"><p style=\"text-align: left\">\u201cI love the gratification I feel in helping patients improve their lives.\u201d<\/p><\/div><p class=\"name\">-Jennifer Swift, \u201807<\/p><br \/><p class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/2019\/10\/alumna-spotlight-jennifer-swift-07\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><div class=\"soliloquy-no-js\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;height:0;line-height:0;opacity:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/590\/2020\/01\/Christian-Long-19-e1579879693649.png\" alt=\"Christian Long &#039;19\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/590\/2019\/10\/Mackenzie_cls_headshot-21.jpg\" alt=\"Mackenzie Collins, \u201817\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/590\/2019\/10\/JSwift_July2019-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Swift, \u201807\" \/><\/div><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As alumni of the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, you support our mission of improving the quality and accessibility of health care, research, and the education of future health care professionals. 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