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Haley Abercrombie
44:57 - 45:15
“It is a very niche field, I will say, um, and I guess non-traditional because you don't need a degree to come in necessarily.”
- Speaker
- Haley Abercrombie
- Timestamp
- 44:57 – 45:15
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 5, 2026
From the transcript
It's not one size fits all, um, so I would Biology is a really good one, anatomy and physiology. And if you take physics and you don't like it, maybe health information management is a path you could go on. It is a very niche field, I will say, um, and I guess non-traditional because you don't need a degree to come in necessarily. If you want to be in healthcare leadership, degrees will absolutely help you. Um, work experience is is super valuable as well.
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