When nursing Professor Paulina Van decided to establish a scholarship, it made sense to create one for Samuel Merritt University nursing students who plan to care for mothers and infants. For years...
It was finals week and Carter Todd, ABSN ’15, was taking a much-needed break from his late-night bartender job at Elephant Bar Restaurant in Sacramento’s Arden-Arcade neighborhood. He was relieved to...
When the pandemic shut down gyms and fitness studios, many people started walking more to stay fit and connect with friends and family, which was great—until their feet started hurting, says physician...
A labor and delivery nurse in Oceanside, CA, Brittney Braker, BSN ’21, views nursing as more than bedside assistance—it is essential education. That’s particularly important to Brittney, who works...
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...
Carter Todd, ABSN ’15, has been recognized by the Sacramento Business Journal as a 40 Under 40 in healthcare for his advocacy work recruiting Black nurses to the profession as well as his work...
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...
From the time his father, Jose, started working for the Southern Pacific Railroad and his mother, Bertha, took on extra jobs after moving from Chihuahua, Mexico in the 1940s, Neptaly “Taty” Aguilera...
Jamilla Churchill, CRNA ’16, is among the mere 2% of African American nurse anesthetists in the U.S. As a founding member of the UCLA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee for the anesthesiology...
Only a few months after graduating from Samuel Merritt University, Aariona Wysinger, BSN ’19, was working at her dream job as a nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital, caring for a patient she’ll never...
