Her 20-year surgical career has brought Dr. Samantha Pillay of Adelaide, Australia no shortage of milestones.
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Spotlight On: Laura Nelson, RN, BSN, CNOR, and MBA Candidate
by OR Today Magazine | Feb 1, 2022
Twenty years ago, when she started out at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as a young, single mom, Laura Nelson had planned on preparing for a career as an X-ray technician. But by the time she’d gotten to anatomy class, her instructor recognized...
READ MORESpotlight On: Charlie Lin
by OR Today Magazine | Jan 6, 2022
Racking up a long list of accomplishments is a considerable achievement for any nurse, let alone one who’s still in his thirties. But what it took Lin to get there, and what he experienced along the way, makes those achievements all the more remarkable.
READ MORESpotlight On: Jana Mazzo, RN, RDMS
by OR Today Magazine | Dec 1, 2021
Ask registered nurse Jana Mazzo why she’s in the health care field, and the answer is a simple one: she wanted to make helping people her life’s work. From that basic principle, however, she’s developed a career that’s as varied and interesting as the nursing field itself.
READ MORESpotlight On: Darlene Murdock
by OR Today Magazine | Oct 31, 2021
Growing up the youngest of three sisters in Laurel, Mississippi, Darlene Murdock remembers well the values her mother instilled in her from childhood: always do your best, don’t worry about what other people say about you, and work hard.
READ MORESpotlight On: Kristy A. Wheeler, MSN, RN, CNOR, Senior Clinical Nurse II, Acute Care Emergency Surgery Service Line Coordinator, University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), Baltimore
by OR Today Magazine | Oct 1, 2021
As a teenager, Kristy Wheeler grew up watching “ER,” the 15-season NBC medical drama that followed the lives of emergency room staff at a fictional Chicago hospital. The show resonated with her so much so that Wheeler decided to pursue a career as a surgical technologist.
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