About Laura Fessler
Growing up with a neurosurgeon as a dad, descriptions of surgeries and hearing how little fixes could make a huge difference in how a person felt was always something that resonated with ...
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About Alyssa Goncalves
It was during a volunteer service project with AmeriCorp after college that Alyssa Goncalves, NP, discovered that nursing was the path for her. She served at a subacute medical facility for houseless ...
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... learned quickly about hard work and teamwork with others; additionally, I began understanding the concept of customer service.
What is your favorite food? Movie? Favorite food is anything Mexican! Favorite movies are Sweet Home Alabama ...
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Sarah Geyer, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, joined the US Air Force after high school, and worked as a Mental Health Technician in Germany for four years. She saw the work that the Psychiatric Nurse ...
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714 N Michigan Street, South Bend, IN
About Kristyn Beaver
The decision to be in the health care field was made early on for Kristyn Beaver, NP. “My mom was in nursing school and graduated the same year I graduated high school ...
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About Erik Olson
Erik Olson, AGACNP, wants his patients to know he has first-hand experience in being the patient lying in the hospital bed, scared and wondering if he was going to die. “I ...
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About Sheryl Vinci
The desire to pursue a career in medicine/nursing, was clear to Sheryl Vinci, PMHNP, due to a personal experience with being sick when she was younger. “I knew that I wanted ...
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About Jamie Henderson, PMHNP
After working in various psychiatry-related roles for more than 10 years – from mental health technician to mental health nurse to psychiatric clinical instructor – Jamie Henderson, PMHNP, has professional experience as ...
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About Emily Milliken
A Health Careers program at Edwardsburg High School gave Emily Milliken, NP-C, the opportunity to job shadow health professionals and discover an interest in nursing.
She graduated from University of Michigan ...
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100 Navarre Place, South Bend, IN
About Marcy Floyd
Educated at Goshen College, Goshen, IN, Marcy Floyd, FNP, decided on a medical career shortly after high school. During her years in the field, she has worked in Ortho-Neuro units, inpatient ...
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About Jaclyn Fusco
Through the majority of her childhood, Jaclyn Fusco, PNP, watched nurses care for her brother who was battling Leukemia. She admired his nurses’ abilities to provide compassionate care to him. “I knew ...
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About Shawn Marie
Coming from a family of nurses, physicians and a physical therapist, Shawn Marie (Shawnee) Seward’s philosophy as a provider is to promote trust, empower with knowledge and collaborate to meet needs ...
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... Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Clinical rotations were in Emergency Medicine, Medical ICU and Trauma Service. Additionally, he has worked in higher education as a professor and clinical instructor, and in Intensive Care ...
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2235 Cleveland Road, South Bend, IN
About Devin Kinney
Devin Kinney, NP, had what she says most people would consider a pretty awesome job after graduating from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Management degree. But after working a ...
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About Stephanie Fischer
For Stephanie Fischer, becoming a Nurse Practitioner was something she always anticipated. “I knew since I was a child that I always wanted to help people,” she says.
Stephanie chose the field ...
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About Erin Barth
Erin Barth knew she wanted a profession in nursing from a young age. “I grew up watching my mom as a nurse and I knew I wanted to be a nurse as ...
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About Tami Fuller
Tami Fuller fell in love with the idea of a career in medicine because of an inspiring high school chemistry and anatomy teacher. When she was young, she also had the experience ...
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... nurse in the ICU at Memorial, after graduating with her nursing degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, the providers she worked with constantly impressed her in how they cared for patients and how they interacted with ...
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... she says. This approach to care could be due to her coming from a long line of nurses – her mother, two aunts, a cousin and even her mother-in-law, are all registered nurses.
But ...
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... her career she spent time as a pediatric clinic associate, assessing patients as she worked alongside registered nurses. Then she worked as a CV/ICU nurse and staff educator developing care plans with patients and ...
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1815 E Ireland Road, South Bend, IN
About Shelby Patterson
Ever since she was a young child, Shelby Patterson dreamed of becoming a nurse practitioner. After witnessing the care her grandmother received from a NP after heart surgery, she knew this was ...
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About Haley
Haley Bywaters knew at an early age that she wanted to make a difference in people’s lives. Her inspiration came from her mother who was a nurse in a neonatal intensive care ...
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1815 E Ireland Road, South Bend, IN
About Caitlin
Caitlin Vlaeminck, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, knew in high school that she wanted to be a nurse. While no family member was a clinical healthcare worker, her high school’s “world of work ...
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Ashley Saia decided on a career in medicine when she was a senior in high school. "I was taking college classes at the time and randomly decided to take a medical terminology class," she explains ...
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About Jacqueline
Mental health experts are a vital part of health care – because mental wellness affects physical health, too. But stigmas surrounding mental health make it difficult for many people to seek care. Jacqueline Albiez ...
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