From stage manager at The Second City to family physician and television host fluent in American Sign Language (ASL), she remains grateful to Carnegie Mellon University for its part in her varied successes.
The Chicago native came to CMU for its renowned School of Drama — celebrating its centennial this year — to concentrate on stage management and lighting design.
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It's really cool how her passion for one thing completely rotated her life. She went from theatre major to getting a medical license to treat the deaf community. Dr. Gilboa really found what makes her happy in life and she can help other people in the process. It is also really cool that she continues to attribute everything back to CMU even though she graduated over ten years ago. A fun connection to her story is that I am also thinking of going into a medical career to help people in need. It is surprising to find that someone else has made the 180 degree switch before.
It's interesting to hear about a theatrical major in the medical field. I know professors say that even with drama degrees many don't go into the industry but I hadn't really heard of anyone before. It's so great that she has found a new passion that helps so many people and families! I am definitely curious as to how she applies what she learned in the School of Drama to her current career and even in the family. It seems that stage managerial skills such as clear communication and strong organization can be valuable in her day to day life.
Wow. Its really cool to read about how many different things Deborah Gilboa has done, especially considering how young she is. Working at different theaters, including Second City, learning sign language, becoming a doctor, hosting her own show, and raising her four sons is so impressive. Like Carolyn said, its interesting to see someone's story who actually did end up going into medicine after we'd heard professor's stories about this. It's nice to read about her perspective on the value of this program despite her choosing another direction ultimately. And again, I appreciate the mention of her having children, but still being able to be active in her career doing what she wants.
This was awesome to read. It makes me think of an article i read recently on this blog that quoted Joe Pino saying that here at CMU we don't teach technology courses we teach a way of working. Her time here has informed her work now. Even if it seems far away fro where she started she uses many of the same skills. Such as public speaking skills that many people especially people at this university lack. Also if you want to read into this a bit more when she talks about CMU preparing you for work in the real world i think that could be applied to the stress level and workload that we voluntarily undergo here. This article was very inspirational for me to see how this place does really prepare you for your life.
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