Iman Mattox, ABSN ’18, MSN-CRNA ’23, was 10 years into a teaching career when he decided to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). Although he had a 2.0 GPA in college and didn’t pass...
Doug Stone, ABSN ’20, MSN-FNP ’22, arrived in Medyka, Poland just days after his SMU semester ended in May. Within hours, he started his first shift as the senior medical provider of the local...
In a photo on her Instagram feed, Guadalupe Vega-Tiistola stands in front of a brightly striped serape, a traditional cloak from Mexico, proudly wearing her new white lab coat that marks her induction...
When Gul Ahmad Samimi began receiving threats from the Taliban, he made the heart-wrenching decision to leave his home and his family. He fled Afghanistan in 2015, after working for a U.S. aid agency...
On a cool evening in March, Ronnie Price walks a gentle-eyed Chihuahua mix around a pop-up health and social services clinic in the brick courtyard of the First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley. The...
At the age of 12, Florence Edwards, BSN ’22, was running errands for her mom. She crossed the street near her home in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, and headed to pick up a few items from a nearby shop...
Daisy Rios, OTD ’22, and Jonathan Rios Navarro, OTD ’24, are a package deal. They always have been and, according to their future plans, they always will be. The sister and brother are 28 and 24 years...
Lisa Rangel, BSN ’22, Public Health Certificate ’22, is just a few months away from a career in public service and healthcare. In May, she’ll graduate from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program...
The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) has named Tiffany Tram Tran, DPM '23, the winner of the inaugural APMA-PICA full-tuition scholarship. Tiffany, a third-year podiatry student with a 4...
Fiona Langley, MSN-CRNA ’15, knows her patients feel stressed and vulnerable as they’re being prepped for surgery. She’s seen patients shut down and refuse to talk and others who can’t stop talking...
