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In this heartfelt conversation recorded with StoryCorps, Melissa Jenkins delves into her multifaceted career in nursing, spanning international service, pediatric critical care, and educational endeavors. Drawing inspiration from her mother's impactful nursing legacy and her brother's guidance into the healthcare...

Jerry Dollar discusses: his experiences in Dougherty County Schools; college life at Auburn University; 30 years of operating a small business in South Georgia; a second career in the medical field; retirement; and living with the rare myasthenia gravis disorder.

John and Elizabeth Shier discuss John’s life before he utilizes Washington states death with dignity.

Daughter (20) interviews Mother (48) about life experiences and advice.

Ted Fralick discusses: his experiences in Dougherty County Schools; his life in a rock band; his work for the Albany Urban League; traveling for business including to the Korean DMZ; and then spending more than 25 years in the nursing...

Mona shares about how being resilient has been a part of her nursing career, at the bedside and as an administrator of a large hospital.

Mirella Arroyo Hathaway RN shares about her nursing journey at Providence Home Health who lives her calling to be an expression of God’s healing love.

Samantha Wertz: 2024-04-11 22:44:41

Friends and nursing colleagues Joanne (74) and Anne (71) discuss Joanne’s experience as a mid-life Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala, which led to a far-reaching career as a nurse consultant working with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, USAID, and Ministries...

Nancy, a PACE nurse in Portland, shares with colleague and chaplain Abigil about what brought her to nursing. Nancy has been with Providence since July 2023.

Dr. Adno Gatah is the medical director at Hi-Gate Urgent Care for Children. She is a triple board-certified nurse practitioner in the pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations and has worked in a nonprofit clinic in downtown South Minneapolis serving multicultural...

Laura Peterson (52) talks with her sorority sister Jill Hopkins (64) about her life and her experiences in the Delta Gamma sorority.

Grace Gao, PhD, DNP, RN-BC, LHIT-HP, is an ANCC certified Informatics Nurse and public health nurse. She earned her PhD in Nursing and DNP in Nursing Informatics and Integrative Health from the University of Minnesota. Grace is currently an associate...

Patrick Strain (40) has built a career for himself from the ground up. Growing up in upstate New York then moving to Connecticut was a challenging task for his family. He managed to find the drive to create a succesful...

Charley Shope and Anne Ervin interviewed Alice Ruff a senior at their highschool to learn more about her experience at Fairbanks Highschool.

Abby Russell and Jazzlyn Smith interviewed Hannah Standley and Grace Hockman about their experiences at Fairbanks High School.

interview with coworker for nonverbal communication class. Get to know better along with advice.

Mary Beth Major MS, APRN, AGNP-C Economic necessity was the impetus for enrolling in nursing classes at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Caring for medically complex patients experiencing health care inequities led me to St. Catherine University College for Adults...

Mary Absolon, R.N., M.S.N. Visionary Nurse Leader and Mentor Dedicated health policy registered nurse executive with accomplishment advancing quality and equity for Minnesotans through excellence in regulatory systems  Established Mary Absolon Health Policy Research for Nursing Endowed Fund, St....

Doris C. Wie Osuorah, Registered Nurse: I am from Liberia, West Africa. I fled my country during the Liberian civil war in 1990 and spent 3 years in the Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana. I arrived in the US in...

Mary Broderick has worked with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ), St. Paul Province, for over 40 years. She joined with Sister Anne Joachim Moore at the founding of St. Mary's Junior College as a nursing professor and...

My name is Mary Sonnen. I graduated from Archbishop Murray Memorial High School in 1962 and the College of St. Catherine in 1966. I have a Bachelor of Science degree, Nursing being my focus. Upon graduation and certification as a...

I interviewed my Grandmother Margaret Crowley for advice she would give young people to live a joyful and fulfilling life.

Jitka shares her story of getting her nursing degree in communist ruled Czechoslovakia in 1985 and defecting to the U.S. two years later. In the U.S. she couldn't work as a nurse but it was all she ever wanted to...

Bethany Everts (19) interviews her friend’s father Scott Deckert (52). They discuss the path to finding your career, future goals and advice for college students.