9 | Meron Hirpa

An episode of the Amherst at 200: Celebrating Mind, Heart, and Community podcast, hosted by Amherst College, titled "9 | Meron Hirpa" was published on December 17, 2021 and runs 23 minutes.

December 17, 2021 ·23m · Amherst at 200: Celebrating Mind, Heart, and Community

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Dr. Meron Hirpa ’11 is a physician focused on public health and health equity in Cincinnati and Ethiopia. She recalls bidding an emotional farewell to her family and enrolling at Amherst as a first-generation college student, in pursuit of her longtime dream of becoming a doctor. Find out how the telementoring and QuestBridge programs, as well as faculty, staff and alumni, helped her blaze her path. Transcript: https://bit.ly/AmherstMeronHirpaTranscript To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Dr. Meron Hirpa ’11 is a physician focused on public health and health equity in Cincinnati and Ethiopia. She recalls bidding an emotional farewell to her family and enrolling at Amherst as a first-generation college student, in pursuit of her longtime dream of becoming a doctor. Find out how the telementoring and QuestBridge programs, as well as faculty, staff and alumni, helped her blaze her path. Transcript: https://bit.ly/AmherstMeronHirpaTranscript To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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