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Kate Locke can recall vividly when she first believed that she might be cut out for pediatric nursing.

Her pursuit of ever-advancing degrees has contributed not only to her career advancement, but to her personal fulfillment within it.

Bonnie Conklin Sullivan grew up the daughter of a nurse and granddaughter of a medical receptionist.

Pamela Elzy remembers the day her nursing career began as the day she told her mother she’d secured a scholarship to the University of Louisville … to be a history teacher. “My mother said, ‘Don’t be ridiculous; I’ve signed you up for nursing school,’ ” Elzy said. “I...

By Matt Skoufalos In 2002, Fitzgerald and his spouse moved to the West Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area, as he started working in adult cardiac care at Boswell Memorial Hospital. Shortly thereafter, a phone call from Banner Health presented an opportunity to...

By Matt Skoufalos Many children imagine future careers in medicine, law enforcement, paleontology, even space exploration. Linnette Johnson grew up wanting to be a nun. “My hero was Mother Theresa,” Johnson said. “She loved all people, no matter where they were in...