{"id":55029,"date":"2023-11-10T15:55:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/?post_type=contributor&#038;p=55029"},"modified":"2023-11-10T22:18:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T22:18:31","slug":"susan-kemppainen","status":"publish","type":"contributor","link":"https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/contributors\/susan-kemppainen\/","title":{"rendered":"Susan Kemppainen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"summary\">\n    <ul class=\"summary__edu\">\n    <span class=\"summary__heading\">Education<\/span>\n    <li class=\"summary__edu-item\">B.A. from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/schools\/the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville\/\">The University of Tennessee-Knoxville<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <ul class=\"summary__accolades\">\n    <span class=\"summary__heading\">Areas of Expertise<\/span>\n    <li class=\"summary__accolades-item\">Healthcare<\/li><li class=\"summary__accolades-item\">Education<\/li><li class=\"summary__accolades-item\">Writing<\/li><li class=\"summary__accolades-item\">Editing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Susan A. Kemppainen has been a freelance writer and researcher for nearly 10 years, following a career with a large healthcare system of 10,000 employees, where she developed and coordinated continuing clinical education programs for physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff. She also has significant experience working with students and administration in a university setting. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Susan is as a lifelong learner and avid researcher with interests covering a wide range of subjects. Among her hobbies are theatre, exploring the trails and history of the Great Smoky Mountains, and keeping her small, somewhat demonic dog, Toof, in line.<\/p>\n<a class=\"contributors__all-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/contributors\">\n    <svg class=\"cc-svg cc-svg__fa-users\" height=\"40px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"-10 0 660 512\"><path fill=\"var(--secondary, currentColor)\" d=\"M96 224q-26 0 -45 -19t-19 -45t19 -45t45 -19t45 19t19 45t-19 45t-45 19zM544 224q-26 0 -45 -19t-19 -45t19 -45t45 -19t45 19t19 45t-19 45t-45 19zM576 256q26 0 45 19t19 45v32q0 13 -9.5 22.5t-22.5 9.5h-66q-5 -35 -25 -64t-50 -45q19 -19 45 -19h64zM320 256 q-46 0 -79 -33t-33 -79t33 -79t79 -33t79 33t33 79t-33 79t-79 33zM397 288q48 0 81.5 33.5t33.5 81.5v29q0 20 -14 34t-34 14h-288q-20 0 -34 -14t-14 -34v-29q0 -48 33.5 -81.5t81.5 -33.5h9q33 16 68 16t68 -16h9zM173 275q-30 16 -50 45t-25 64h-66q-13 0 -22.5 -9.5 t-9.5 -22.5v-32q0 -26 19 -45t45 -19h64q26 0 45 19z\" \/><\/svg>\n    <span>Explore All Contributors<\/span>\n    <svg class=\"cc-svg cc-svg__go\"fill=\"var(--primary2, currentColor)\" fill-opacity=\"0\" style=\"animation: animate-fill 1s 0.5s ease forwards;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"40px\" height=\"40px\" viewBox=\"0 0 200 200\">\n    <path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"m0,100c0-26.52,10.54-51.96,29.29-70.71C48.04,10.53,73.48,0,100,0s51.96,10.54,70.71,29.29c18.75,18.75,29.29,44.19,29.29,70.71s-10.54,51.96-29.29,70.71c-18.75,18.75-44.19,29.29-70.71,29.29s-51.96-10.54-70.71-29.29C10.54,151.96,0,126.52,0,100h0Zm12.5,0c0,23.21,9.22,45.46,25.63,61.87,16.41,16.41,38.67,25.63,61.87,25.63s45.46-9.22,61.87-25.63c16.41-16.41,25.63-38.66,25.63-61.87s-9.22-45.46-25.63-61.87c-16.41-16.41-38.66-25.63-61.87-25.63-23.18.07-45.4,9.31-61.79,25.71-16.39,16.39-25.63,38.61-25.71,61.79h0Zm91.48,38.02c-1.17-1.17-1.83-2.76-1.83-4.42s.66-3.25,1.83-4.42l23-23H56.19c-2.23,0-4.3-1.19-5.41-3.12-1.12-1.93-1.12-4.32,0-6.25s3.18-3.12,5.41-3.12h70.4l-22.61-22.61c-1.58-1.58-2.19-3.88-1.62-6.04.58-2.16,2.26-3.84,4.42-4.42,2.16-.58,4.46.04,6.04,1.62l36.91,37.89-36.92,37.89c-1.17,1.17-2.76,1.83-4.42,1.83s-3.25-.66-4.42-1.83h0Z\"\/>\n<\/svg> \n<\/a><h2 class=\"contributions__heading\">Susan Kemppainen's Contributions:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cccard cccard__contributor has-img has-subtitle has-excerpt has-meta no-scores no-pt_badge has-stamps no-headshot has-title\">\n    <div class=\"cccard__img-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class='cccard__img'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large cclazy\" alt=\"pexels polina tankilevitch 5234498\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"opacity:0;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pexels-polina-tankilevitch-5234498-1024x683.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pexels-polina-tankilevitch-5234498-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pexels-polina-tankilevitch-5234498-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pexels-polina-tankilevitch-5234498-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pexels-polina-tankilevitch-5234498-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pexels-polina-tankilevitch-5234498-758x505.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pexels-polina-tankilevitch-5234498-271x181.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.collegeconsensus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pexels-polina-tankilevitch-5234498.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class='cccard__subtitle'><hr>Top US Medical Colleges Ranked<\/h3>\n<div class='cccard__excerpt'>This is a good time for medical school applicants. The best medical schools are beefing up their diversity programs and are seeing record numbers of women and minority applicants. 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