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Tal Cohen

Alumni Profile: Tal Cohen Currently a Master’s student at the University of Toronto in the Medical Phsyiology program. Education experience: from 2019-2023, an H.B.Sc. in Psychology at Queen’s University. From 2024-2025, an M.H.Sc in Physiology at the University of Toronto. Career timeline: from 2023-2024, Home visit research assistant, conducting infant development assessments for a perinatal psychiatry trial. Current, M.H.Sc in Physiology. What made you choose this path? I wanted to create more opportunities for myself. In 2024, I applied to various professional schools, one of which was this Master's program. While the decision was ultimately made for me based on acceptances and rejections, I chose to pursue the Master's rather than spend another year working, knowing it would open more doors in the long run for what I knew I was interested in. Do you have advice for students interested in pursuing a similar path? Consider everything! I had so many misconceptions about so many careers prior to graduating, that I avoided opportunities that I could've enjoyed and seen myself doing. If you have many interests, and see yourself doing many different things, that is a good thing. Gain exposure to anything you think you may want to do. What has been the biggest challenge on your career path so far, and how have you navigated it? Being unsure of what's next. I'm still unsure, and I'm slowly learning that this is okay. Most careers are not linear, and people jump from different areas throughout their career lifespan. In other words, this is a part of life, so you might as well be comfortable with it and stay focused and hard-working in the present. What has been the biggest joy on your career path so far? Working with babies! I had the absolute best job following my degree. Working with a clinical population after years of doing mainly administrative/academic research was very exciting.

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