Student spotlight – Meet Cara Michelson









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Cara Michelson

Education is one of the four pillars of UNMC’s mission, and our students are the lifeblood of that aspect of campus life.
In UNMC Today’s Student Spotlight, we get to know some of these students, who will become tomorrow’s health care professionals. Today we meet:

  • Name: Cara Michelson
  • Hometown: Rochester, Minn.
  • Program/Year: Clinical perfusion, class of 2015

List three songs on your playlist.

  • “Lorelei,” by Styx
  • “Mine Would be You,” by Blake Shelton
  • “Don’t Stop Believing,” by Journey

What sparked your interest in clinical perfusion?
My mom introduced me to clinical perfusion through her work as a nurse in the heart and lung transplant ICU at the Mayo Clinic.

Your favorite study snack is:
Homemade monster cookies.

Your favorite app is:
Pandora

Three things people may not know about you:

  • I have traveled to four continents.
  • I love Broadway musicals.
  • I was in ballet for 11 years.