Convocation 2021

Brooke Babbin
I hope to find success and happiness in my career as an RN at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center and pursue lifelong learning and service to others.

Yang Du
Become Yang Du, RN, BSN, MSN, PMHNP, DNP and work in the field of public health in coordination with philanthropies.

Angela Humbel
Become a CRNA, publish my second article, travel to Europe and be happy.

Jourdan Jeffrey
I would get my DNP, travel the world and buy my own house.

Kaitlin Kretz
My goal is to be a terrific bedside nurse for my patients on the hematology-oncology unit at The James. I want to pursue a master's in women's health. I want to teach undergraduate nursing students at Ohio State's College of Nursing while also practicing for the promotion of women's health!

Audrey Lund
Start grad school and be a travel nurse.

Peyton Mast
Graduating from Ohio State's neonatal nurse practitioner program and going on to start my career here in Columbus afterwards.

Glorivee Mendez
I dare to dream that if there were no barriers or fear of failure, I would become a nurse-midwife and women's health nurse practitioner, a wife to a smart, funny and loving husband and a Bible School graduate!

Elizabeth Minnick
Travel and go back to school to become a nurse midwife.

Travis Nedrow
I would become a confident and successful critical care RN, travel the United States seeing all the sights, return home to Ohio State CON to complete my DNP and become a critical care nurse practitioner.

Akua Agyen
To always try to do the best I can.

Karina Akutsu
My goals for the next five years would be to be surrounded by the people I love and care about and to be constantly improving in my physical, emotional and mental health.

Hillary Allen
I would try as much as I possibly can in the field of nursing and set myself on the path that excites/challenges me the most.

Julia Amore
Create an education/certificate program for coaches/teachers/parents to learn how to promote healthy body image in children and prevent eating disorders, and start a family.

Emma Anderson
If there were no barriers or fear of failure, I would go back to school after two years of practicing nursing. Becoming a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner is my dream, and I hope to achieve it someday.

Vanessa Antonios
Five years from now, I want to be working at the Brain and Spine Hospital loving what I do as a nurse. I would have hopefully applied to the nurse practitioner program at Ohio State so I can pursue my dream of becoming a psychiatric NP. Aside from my career goals, I would love to be a homeowner by the year 2026. I want my amazing family to be close by and thriving with me in life. My family is very important to me, and I wish I could give them the world for supporting me throughout my time in nursing school.

Alexis Archacki
My plan would be to get base-knowledge in the emergency department for at least two years. After that I would love to travel nurse to visit new places all over the country and maybe all over the world. After traveling for a few years, I would like to go back to school to get my master's in nursing or doctorate in nursing so that I would eventually be able to teach at a college.

Jolie Austin
Pursue my career in OR Nursing. Achieve my CNOR and begin my career precepting and sharing my passion with future nurses.

Arianna Bankovich
I would be opening my own practice as a Nurse Practitioner in Dermatology. Natalie Barbour BSN To thrive and be happy in my first post-grad job with a healthy work-life balance, further my nursing education and inspire others through my beliefs and actions!

Olivia Bayer
I want to pursue a career in the pediatric speciality and ensure that all families receive the care they need despite language or socio-economic barriers.

Veronica Bockbrader
In the next five years, I hope to gain as much experience as possible and become a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner.

Logan Bodner
Without any barriers or fears of failure, I aspire to be a travel nurse delivering compassionate care to everyone I care for.

Benjamin Bohman
I hope to be a charge nurse and leader in the Ross Heart Hospital OR, and I will expand upon and delve into my non-work-related hobbies as well.

Jordan Boldt
I hope to successfully pass the NCLEX and grow into my role as a nurse. I also look forward to obtaining my certification and beginning my journey toward my degree as an advanced practice nurse.

Kaleigh Bowman
To become a pediatric nurse.

Kaitlin Brown
After graduation, I will be pursuing a career as a prison nurse within the Wexner Medical Center where I hope to acquire a better understanding of various med-surg areas. Within the next five years, I hope to gain critical nursing experience that will help me to succeed when I return to school to pursue a higher education in nursing. Ultimately though, I would like to make my family, friends and guardian angels proud of who I’ve worked so hard to become.

Meghan Brunton
I hope to stay in the Columbus area and work for a few years as a Labor and Delivery nurse. Then I hope to go to grad school to become a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner or a Nurse Midwife.

Emily Butler
Get my CCRN and continue to specialize my training in critical care.

Nabila Buwe
No barriers, no fear of failure, NCLEX passed, my first goal within five years would be to become an obstetrics nurse. Within those five years, I hope to contribute to tackling the health disparities faced by women of color, especially maternal mortality rates. I hope to start a family with my husband, travel the world and further my education. I want to leave my mark with each step I take moving forward in the next five years.

Claire Caldart
My goals for the next five years include working at Nationwide Children's Hospital in the NICU. I want to learn as much as I can at the bedside for at least two years and then go back to school to become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. After becoming an NP I want to work at a hospital that has a labor and delivery unit and specialize in high-risk deliveries and care for the neonate after being born.

Kayla Cape
Make a difference in as many patients lives as possible and become a pediatric acute care nurse practitioner.

Nina Carifa
My goals would include graduating, passing my NCLEX, finding a job that I am really passionate about and investing time and effort into that position. I plan on learning and growing as much as possible from that first position before moving on. I am currently pursuing a marketing degree as well and finishing that within a year or so is definitely one of my goals. I will hopefully be going back to school within the next five years for either a master's in nursing, healthcare administration or an MBA.

Lilianne Cassiere
Become a traveling nurse, start a pediatric art therapy program, work as a pediatric psych nurse, move across the country and get my master's.

Elizabeth Castrucci
My ultimate goal would be to work as a nurse practitioner living out west in Colorado.

Jessica Chalgren
I would become a holistic health nurse practitioner and open my own practice. I want to help people with undiagnosable conditions find health and healing.

Caroline Ciuca
My goals for the next five years is to get married, start a family and buy my own house. I want to become a pediatric or OB nurse. I want to become the best nurse I can be and continue to improve upon my nursing skills and knowledge. I want to advance my degree, obtain professional certifications and provide nursing services to underprivileged communities. I want to work as an RN at one of the Ohio State hospitals. I also want to travel, see new places and gain new experiences.

Elizabeth Conroy
Become the best nurse practitioner I can be and form meaningful relationships with my patients!

Francisco Cortes-Fontcuberta
My goals for the next five years include being a travel nurse and earning a DNP with a specialty in oncology care.

Jennifer Cost
Within the next five years, I want to pass the NCLEX, become a pediatric oncology RN, go back to school to obtain my NP and eventually move south to buy a house and start a family. I also want to explore travel nursing and see the world.

Hayden Craycraft
I hope to get my doctorate in Anesthesia and travel this beautiful world we live in.

Kayla Curson
Advancing my degree, do travel nursing.

Julia D’Amico
I would become a confident ICU nurse before potentially going back to school for whatever area I find most passionate.

Dakota Daniel
I would love to be a medical interpreter for the Columbus community as well as begin travel nursing!

Ruth Davies
I would love to do medical missions using my nursing degree!

Faye Davis
I would be working as a NICU nurse while in Grad School to become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.

Kara Day
Have a job I love that helps me love people in the way I was made to.

Jillian DiGiorgio
My goals for the next five years would include expanding upon my education, pursuing a master’s degree in nursing and working towards my long-term goal of traveling to 50 countries by the age of 50. Mia DiSanto BSN Become the best bone marrow transplant nurse on the unit.

Kaitlyn Doubikin
Work on a labor and delivery unit and possibly get my NP. Learn Arabic and move to an Arab country to continue my nursing career.

Alyssa Douzos
Be a Navy nurse traveling the world.

Katelynn Dunbar
To be a great nurse, further my education by becoming a nurse practitioner/midwife, to buy a home and start a family.

Deonna Durrett
To obtain my MSN.

Katherine Edsall
Become an ICU nurse, transition into being an ICU travel nurse, apply to a Master's of Nursing Education program and become a nursing clinical instructor.

Amber Ellis
Over the next five years I would like to continue to grow and become confident in my skills as an RN. I just took a job in a neuro critical setting and plan to be there gaining experience for the next couple of years before eventually trying to move into trauma/emergency medicine. In my personal life, I would like to to do some traveling and spend time with my friends and family.

Madeline Erenberg
To become a successful Pediatric Hematology Oncology nurse!

Margaret Esordi
Open my own practice that provides holistic and multidisciplinary care as a nurse midwife.

Christaya Valletta Fears
The next five years of my life will be a journey. I will seek new experiences that will expand my consciousness. I will travel and see the world. I will chase my dreams and pursue my passions. I will be happy. And, I will be the best nurse that I can be, saving and caring for lives with healing hands. I take pride in how far I have come. I have faith in how far I can go. And I will enjoy my journey as I turn my dreams into plans.

Emma Fergus
I would advance my education in a speciality that I am passionate about and would bring true joy to my life through caring for others.

Morgan Flores
In the next five years, I hope to develop my skill set and expand my knowledge as a critical care nurse and proceed on with school to become an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.

Brenna Folden
I hope to find a specialty I love and feel passionate about. Throughout the next five years in this field, I would work hard, learn and grow in my nursing ability. Once determining my passion, I am thinking about going back to school to become a NP.

Anna France
In the next five years, one of my goals would be to obtain my DNP in women’s health. I desire to see a generation of women partnered with their families in coming to learn and cherish the beauty of the natural rhythms of women’s bodies, and to feel empowered to truly understand themselves and their health through the lens of the dignity they carry. It’s a dream of mine to see not only physical healing and care for women in healthcare, but also emotional and mental healing and care for women that comes with this empowerment and understanding of the natural rhythms of their bodies.

Cristy Gao
I want to help inspire the high school students from my hometown to dream big and pursue their goals.

Daniel Garcia
If I had no barriers or fear of failure, I would pursue higher education and possibly get my master's or doctorate in nursing.

Azeb Gebremedhn
My goals would be serving the underserved community worldwide and becoming a nurse practitioner.

Kristen Gladish
My goal for the next five years is to grow in my nursing knowledge through experience and guidance from other nurses. I hope to impact the nursing world in positive aspects and educate my community about important aspects in health care.

Emma Gochnauer
After gaining some experience, I would like to start travel nursing and later apply for grad school.

Travis Goodfleisch
I will be returning to the College of Nursing in the fall as a student in the acute care pediatric nurse practitioner program. In five years, I would love to be a nurse practitioner in the pediatric ICU or the emergency department at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Elisabeth Gottenbusch
I hope to positively impact every patient that I care for in the future and help them to feel empowered in their healthcare and life.

Desi Gray
Travel around the world providing nursing care to those who need me the most. While doing that I would build friendships across the globe and gain an appreciation for the earth God provided for us.

Mikaela Guillen
After graduation I hope to work at Nationwide Children's Hospital as a pediatric nurse. Within the next five years, I hope to return to the Ohio State College of Nursing as an MSN student and pursue my goal of becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner.

Hannah Hartle
I would get experience in my chosen specialty and then take on travel nursing across the United States.

Zoe Hetrick
Work full-time in Cardiac ICU.

Tyler Hineline
I would love to be in school for my master's in nursing degree!

Anna Hinkle
If there were no barriers or fear for failure, in five years I would be in the process of becoming or already have become a Nurse Practitioner! I would be in the process of settling down and starting a family. Lastly, I would also have had the opportunity to travel and marked different National Parks off of my bucket list goal to see them all!

Gracie Hoffman
Become a trauma nurse practitioner at Grant Medical Center.

Cindy Huerta
To become a travel critical care nurse and explore different places! Eventually, I want to go back to school to pursue a master's degree in nursing.

Madison Huffman
In five years, I would love to be providing care to young women in a non-profit community clinic.

Maggie Hunter
Having my full family at my graduation (a total of 7), becoming an experienced and established ICU nurse at the James Cancer Hospital, being promoted to the charge nurse role and eventually being considered for a Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager position on a unit, enjoy every minute I have in Columbus, get to know the incredible districts, make new friends through my job at the James and grow overall as a person.

Carl Hunter
Become a CRNA with the USAF and serve on a special operations surgical team.

Souhila Belkheyar-Gali
Finish my master's.

Vanessa Chill
An MSN in PMHNP to serve the VA community.

Shakyra Clark
Furthering my education and life goals by applying to the nurse midwifery program.

Melissa Huynh
Finish my Family Nurse Practitioner. 

Leah Moody
I would work in pediatrics, obtain my neonatal NP or Nurse Midwife Master's degree, then work out of state either East coast or West coast.

Volha Niakhaichyk
Finish my master’s program and become a nurse practitioner.

Melissa Mei
If there were no barriers or fear or failure, my goals for the next five years would be to get my Master's of Dietetics and Nutrition and become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. I would start my own private practice and counsel patients on nutrition issues and healthy eating habits.

Samantha Ault
Improve quality and access to Autism Spectrum Disorder treatment and support services for children and their families in underserved communities.

Alexandra Nowak
To lead a research lab for the discovery of a biomarker to identify and prevent preterm birth and to establish a nursing research academic track for omics research that will lead the next generation of nurse scientists in precision health research.

Ashley Brannan
Open my own practice, employ other CNPs and build an empire of safe, high-quality care.

Bridget Brozyna
Continue to help grow the next generation of healthcare professionals. Start my own business partnering with my adult children after they complete their collegiate studies: a wellness center that offers massage therapy, acupuncture and other modalities. Continue to teach EBP with the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare.

Sarah Campbell
I would increase access to mental health care by making MINDSTRONG available to all students on the campus at the university that I teach at in Southern California. I would love to adapt the MINDSTRONG intervention for the Older Adult population and implement it here with our senior population, so that they too can reap the benefits of better access to an evidence-based mental wellness intervention. My other goals are to purchase a forever home, enjoy a MASSIVE swimming pool with my boys and take some epic trips to say "thank you" for the support they've given me while I've gone through this DNP program!

Johannah Clarke
Continue to care for medical oncology inpatients at The James and bring my knowledge from the DNP program to the practice, particularly improvement in serious illness discussions based on my DNP project.

Annabelle Cook
To be a Palliative Care NP.

Connie Dagg
Be a force for good for the next generation of nurses. I would work to support and improve their transition into initial practice and their future practice advancements.

Colleen Dickey
To become a college professor.

Danielle Eberhardt
Own my own MH practice.

Rupa Ghosh-Berkebile
Publish my project in a peer-reviewed oncology journal, get a position approved for a financial navigator (or more than one) at my institution, embark on a new role that combines my DNP leadership and EBP skills with teaching and patient care and successfully see my sons through college and gainfully employed (or in grad school on the way to being gainfully employed)!

Camilla Giallourakis
Become the Medical Director of the School Health Services Department in my institution. Expand our school-based health center's reach to all districts that have contracts with our school health services/clinic services with full staffing. Have at least one mobile unit for our school-based health center, including an immunization team.
Be a recurring guest lecturer or have involvement in academia/teaching in some capacity.

Kathleen Gonzalez
Publish, complete a research study, obtain NE-BC certification, volunteer, take my DNP project and implement across the entire organization (which would include policy change).

Derrick Grey
Advocate for change, create a QI committee with the goal to continuously improve systems, continue education in leadership and systems management, precept NP students and maintain a high level of quality clinical care.

Lynda Hoeksema
My goal is to use my informatics expertise and DNP leadership skills at the national level to impact the health of individuals and populations. I am honored to have a new job as Principal of Health Informatics and Clinical Quality at The MITRE Corporation (a federally-funded research and development center and trusted advisor to the government and private sector). I also desire to further work with the American Medical Informatics Association to establish and define career frameworks within the informatics profession.

Amber Holbrook
To provide the best evidence-based practice care to my oncology patients. To enter the world of academia to teach.

Chantal Hudak
Break down the stigma of mental health and be a leader in mental health CARE, not just TREATMENT.

Kimberly Ichrist
To be nationally recognized as a doctor of evidence-based practice! Be an expert and nationally recognized with hemodynamic monitoring through authorship of evidence-based practices and protocols.

Elisa Jang
To become director of an education department at a hospital and be invited as a keynote speaker at an EBP conference.

Melissa Jilot
Work towards expanding telehealth services in my rural clinic to improve access and continue to work towards becoming a chief wellness resource in my administration.

Tory Kalb
Happy, healthy and making an impact on as many tiny neonates as I can in the world.

Victoria Krogg
Continue to grow professionally as a nurse practitioner, travel more, run a marathon and write a book.

Toyin Adeyanju
My goals would be to obtain professional certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, develop my skills as a PNP, travel, obtain a job in which I am working with underserved/underrepresented communities and most importantly love what I am doing!

Nicole Alberta
Work alongside some amazing Women’s Health colleagues to advance the future of preventative health in women and provide holistic, quality care across the board. I want to be on the forefront of the change in healthcare and to watch as my patients become the healthiest versions of themselves.

Lauren Arnita
If there were no barriers or fear of failure, in five years I would like to be working in primary care, teaching and involved in policy advocating for the best practices for NP's across the country.

Hallie Baugher
Open a psychiatric clinic that offers nutrition counseling, trauma workshops and yoga!

Anissa Bingman
Be a strong advocate for increased healthcare access and health equity for all.

Kendra Brunner
Work in a pediatric pulmonary clinic utilizing my previous respiratory therapy knowledge with my current nursing knowledge.

Mina Cheriki
Travel nurse, then back to school for nurse practitioner. End goal is to become a family nurse practitioner in a warm state that I wish to settle in.

Erika Conrad
Practicing as a nurse practitioner at a community health and wellness center.

Kashmere Cooper-Pearson
In the next five years, I would be opening an all nurse practitioner-run interdisciplinary facility that serves the underrepresented communities in Columbus.

Kathryn Corcoran
Go back to school to earn my DNP.

Sydney Duffy
Work in a pediatric primary care office and travel 2-3 times a year.

Alexa Ganter
Establish a career in pediatric primary care or at a pediatric ortho clinic, travel and provide quality care to at-risk youth internationally through a mission trip.

Megan Gerberick
I hope to be working as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Lauren Goettemoeller
My goal for the next five years is to balance all of the great things in life: a career I am passionate about, a loving family and a chance to explore the world.

Victoria Gonzalez
I want to inspire people to take control of their healthcare by promoting preventative health and leading by example.

Amanda Graham
If there were no barriers or fear of failure, I would work to solve the kidney transplant crisis. There are currently over 100,000 Americans waiting for a kidney transplant. Each day, 13 people die while waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant. I would design a kidney that would eliminate the need for dialysis and would not require an average wait of 3.8 years to receive.

Jessica Guarte
I want to be a provider who cares for underserved communities and help individuals attain accessibility to healthcare and healthcare resources.

Sysilie Hill
To work with young people and adolescents to own their reproductive health and help remove stigma around reproductive healthcare. I have a passion for improving access to affordable, quality healthcare and incorporating reproductive justice into clinical practice.

Michelle Howell
Obtain my DNP in the Nurse Executive track, obtain a second specialty in adult/gero, open my own clinic in a low-income area in a full practice authority state, travel on five medical missions as an NP and re-solidify my Spanish speaking in order to consider myself a truly bilingual provider.

Allison Jerome
Get my DNP and teach.

Kristen Keenan
My big goal is for a balanced life of family, friends, fitness and work!

Megan Keppler
Full-time outpatient med management PMHNP, a job that values and respects me both in autonomy and salary/benefits and that encourages continuing education via conferences and workshops.

Katelyn Kinkead
Over the next five years, if monetary barriers were removed, I would love to start a non-profit organization that helps children in developing countries receive preventive healthcare services. Within the organization, I would create a team of primary care providers who are passionate in helping underserved populations. I would also enjoy partnering with other organizations with similar goals for the pediatric community.

Alison Kraig
Work in pediatric endocrinology.

Marissa Kramer
Be accepted into and complete the APP oncology fellowship at Ohio State CCC-James; work as an APRN-CNP in an outpatient oncology clinic, initially for a few years in a new city, then back here at The James long term :); get involved as a provider at a free clinic; become a certified yoga instructor and hike Mt. Kilimanjaro!

Amber Lamus
Work inpatient with patients with severe mental illness, buy a house, continue to learn and grow and maybe eventually teach!

Taylor Adams
I would work as an Acute Care Pediatric NP at Nationwide Children's Hospital in the PICU.

Emily Aman
I desire to support and love people by partnering with neighbors, friends, family and community members in improving overall wellness and health. I hope to use the knowledge and skills I have learned in everyday life to help my family and the people around me in doing this. Maybe that includes working part-time, or full-time, or some other sort of time in a primary care or healthcare clinic environment while also getting to raise a family and support my local community in a variety of ways from growing fresh fruits and vegetables, wildflowers and the sorts to providing complete health services to local missionaries and young couples and families.

Bryce Amos
Sports medicine job.

Danielle Aquila
To create a world through education and healthcare management where all people work together to achieve a society that provides quality healthcare to all citizens without compromising the rights of others.

Ashleigh Arrowood
Collaborate to open my own practice or open a non-profit group home for individuals with serious mental illness.

Stacy Artrip
I have no fear of failure. I will become an excellent CNS in the next five years.

Jaime Ba
My goals for the next five years are to learn and grow as much as possible in my new role as a nurse practitioner, travel the world and live life to the fullest.

Erin Bainbridge
Earning my PhD and transforming access to healthcare.

Karissa Barley
To be a dependable and knowledgeable family nurse practitioner that provides safe and personalized care to my patients.

Jennifer Belu
Work as a full-time FNP at Ohio State and take several weeks a year providing care in underserved areas of the world.

Kellie Berry
Confidently, safely and effectively practicing as a Nurse Practitioner with supportive coworkers at my TBD dream job!

Kate Best
Work with underserved populations to fight healthcare inequality and bring high-quality, evidence-based practice to rural communities.

Tonya Billips
I would like to complete my DNP with Ohio State!!!

Kymber Bocook
Get married, start a family, TRAVEL A LOT and become a CNL on my James ASU floor!

Chris Bollinger
I hope to have the opportunity to practice in a rural primary care setting and work toward improving access to high-quality healthcare services in rural communities.

Katherine Bond
Start my career as an NP in the hospital setting, teach undergraduate or graduate students and travel out of the country.

Jennifer Bowen
To advance the nursing profession through teaching at the ADN or BSN level.

Cierra Brandt
Nationwide Children’s Hospital nurse practitioner.

Caroline Buck
Transition to a role as a nurse practitioner at Children’s and make a positive impact on the lives of kids who need it the most.

Stephanie Burrows
Get my PhD ;)

Samantha Butterfield
I would like to be accepted into the critical care fellowship in Dallas, Texas and become an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at UT Southwestern on a cardiothoracic surgery unit.

Caitlyn Byrd
I just want to genuinely enjoy my career no matter where my path may lead. Nursing is something that is embedded in me, and I hope that I can embody what it means to be a nurse today, tomorrow and for the rest of my life. I am so fortunate to have been a part of this program. I can't wait to see where the next five years takes me!

Ricky Cantrell
To work as an NP at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center while going back to school to get my doctorate.

Marilineys Cintro
I want to provide primary care services to the Hispanic population. I would like to participate in the expansion of the scope of practice of the nurse practitioner in my native island of Puerto Rico. In my future, I also envision having my own practice working alongside other medical providers.

Jordan Clark
I would love to open a business such as a med spa to provide services to help people look and feel their best. It is the best of both worlds using my NP medical knowledge and my passion for aesthetics, beauty and socialization.

Katie Clubb
I would like the opportunity to be successful enough in the next five years that I am able to retire and spend time with my family. 

Kristin Cody
My goal is to become an established emergency medicine advanced practicing nurse. In five years, my goal is to implement a program aimed at educating my community about the differences between urgent care and utilizing the emergency department for emergent needs. My goal is to help adapt our emergency medicine practices to improve timely access to care.

Aislynn Collier
Work in a nurse practitioner-led psychiatric clinic and work on community outreach for vulnerable populations: refugees, immigrants, adolescents and those in the prison system.

Morgan Crank
Provide medical care to the underserved in my community.

Sarah Craycraft
My goals would be to reduce the stigma of mental health and provide a voice to those who are suffering in silence.

Adreanna Dawson
To develop programs in low-income communities connecting individuals to resources and bridging gaps in healthcare.

Barbara DeLaughder
Obtain a post-master's certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health NP.

Corryn Della Flora
I would love to be a cardiac nurse practitioner!

Michael DeMarco
To be a hospice CNP.

Amy Doup
Teaching at Ohio State and a clinical manager role.

Angel Echols
To be in a job that enlightens me, allowing me to continue to develop professionally while taking care of complex critically ill patients.

Seedra Eichelberger
My goal is to continue to become a resource of health education for my family and community. Also to travel, travel, travel.

Elyse Fairand
Possibly go back for my DNP.

Sarah Ferrin
Become an amazing Nurse Practitioner and help others to achieve their wellness goals!

Karen Fleming
My goal in the next five years is to obtain a CNS position and positively impact outcomes for patients, nurses and healthcare systems.

Kristen Foor Erickson
Feel confident in my new career.

Abigail Frooman
Continuing to work in pediatrics and expanding upon my degree with an additional specialization in primary care and psych.

Elle Garman
My goal is to work for a surgery service such as cardiac or acute care surgery.

Brenna Gibbons
Participate in a medical mission trip to a community in need.

David Glenn
To obtain a position where I can utilize my talents to help people in the most effective way possible.

Crystal Goods
Open a holistic treatment center.

Evangeline Gratz
Further my knowledge and work in dermatology!

Tara Greene
My goals involve becoming a leader in my field of choice in the inpatient setting, with opportunities to teach other new nurse practitioners.

Megan Greenhouse
Dermatology nurse practitioner.

Danielle Grieb
I would like to be working as an APRN in a pediatric office or pediatric hematology and oncology office.

Melissa Groves
DNP.

Aubrey Hamilton
Become a leader in pediatric nursing and help to develop the maternal fetal medicine program at NCH.

Lauren Henry
My goal for the next five years is to get a job as a family nurse practitioner at a primary care office!

Jennifer Herrick
To be licensed and certified as a PMHNP, working daily in a community I love and helping those most in need. My family seeing a mom and wife who loves her job!

Spencer-Anne Hudak
To become an orthopedic nurse practitioner and live my life to the fullest with my family and friends.

Katelyn Huffman
Potentially get my DNP.

Morgan Hunter
My goal is to continue to grow as a passionate provider and give back to my local rural community of Mercer County, Ohio. My absolute dream would be to open a comprehensive health clinic focused on the "whole-patient" approach and meeting the community's needs for years to come.

Amy Jackson
Practicing as a neonatal nurse practitioner at my local hospital and empowering those around me.

Christine Jahn
If there were no barriers to failure, in five years I would hope to be employed as a nurse practitioner working in either wound care or in colon and rectal surgery.

Beth James
To be a confident nurse practitioner at my place of employment.

Ebrima Jatta
Obtain my DNP.

Emily Johanson
I would like to be working at a family practice.

Megan Johnson
If there were no barriers or fear of failure, my goals for the next five years would be to pay off all of my student loan debt and open up my own aesthetic med spa.

Molly Johnson
To flourish as an NNP and to obtain a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.

Shelby Johnson
I would be practicing in an underserved area providing incredible care to patients who have limited resources. I would travel to El Salvador yearly to provide medical care in La Libertad as I previously have done as a nurse, and I would run my own small business providing health and nutrition coaching and encouragement to women in Columbus.

Daniel Johnson
Lead innovation and development of new products and software for healthcare that are loved and not loathed by clinicians.

Kara Kaple-Walter
Complete my post-graduate certificate in psych mental health to be able to care for a larger community of people.

Kara Katz
If there were no barriers or fear of failure, my goal for the next five years would be to have my own family practice clinic.

Josephine Klepec
Open a summer camp for disabled children.

Hannah Komedja
Work in oncology, create a support group for mothers of sick or disabled kids, open a non-profit overseas for people with disabilities and start my PhD.

Leighann Krenz
Work in a free clinic.

Kellie Adams
Building healthy, resilient rural communities. Lead a multidisciplinary mobile health institute in the Appalachia region of Ohio. Mobile medical units (mental and medical health providers) would travel and provide care to those with limited transportation or internet service. Possible mobile services could include the local health department completing education and/or vaccines, the local Ohio State Extension center to provide instructions for a small vegetable or container garden. Partnering with the local YMCA weekly food drive to provide food to those with limited transportation. Partnering with the local library to provide books or reading time. Include county commissioners to meet and greet. Initiatives would be focused on small steps for the community to build upon. Little things do make a difference. Dream. Discover. Deliver!

Tabinda Ali
If there were no barriers or fear of failure, I would still pursue the field of research and become a lead scientist in the first three years. After that I would finish the USMLEs, apply for residency and hope to get into the surgery residency program. Regardless, I believe I will achieve success because of my dedication, hard work and inquisitiveness; it will take time but I am sure it will happen!

Janessa Dannenfelser
I will be starting the Nurse Practitioner program in June! My career goal is to become a Nurse Practitioner at an academic research medical center such as The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and I am confident that my Master of Clinical Research degree from Ohio State, paired with a Master of Science in Nursing degree from Ohio State, will best prepare me for this goal.

Edward Furlani
Work my way up to a position managing clinical trials globally within the pharmaceutical industry.

Amanda Baxter
Director of a department.

Elizabeth Berry
For the next five years, I would like to continue creative projects involving nursing and patient care: launch my own podcast, find a publisher, write, teach. I would love for my capstone project with the Classroom Crashers to be produced and licensed internationally to promote provider competence, confidence and concise decision-making in a "code blue" crisis.

Cole Briggs
Get healthcare's focus back on the patient. Far too often, healthcare organizations get deluded with themselves and lose focus on what's most important.

Whitney Davis
In the next five years, I will take the valuable resources and tools that I have gained in this program and apply this knowledge to my current position in the Ohio State College of Medicine. My hope is to grow into an elevated leadership role by engaging and empowering my team as an MHI graduate and Buckeye Wellness Innovator because as we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, “no one can pour from an empty cup.” Wellness is key. My recent passion is with sustainable practices, so I would also like to take part in more Ohio State Green Team activities in hopes of partnering to create more eco-friendly practices in healthcare and in my community.

Julie Elliott
To be an innovation leader and influencer in the Healthcare Design space. I want to lead graduate school research focused on innovative healthcare environments that improve patient outcomes.

Jack Fleming
Innovation leadership role.

Dalton Holdge
I honestly would like to go back and get my MBA along with becoming the Director of Client and Customer Engagement at my company, leading a team that educates and empowers the everyday consumer in healthcare. Oh, and learn to properly cook dinner for my husband!

Kimberly Howell
I will incorporate the design process to implement innovative ideas within the Department of Pharmacy and the Medical Center to improve patient outcomes and enhance staff satisfaction.

Carolyn Kapaku
To lead the change in U.S. healthcare to stop exploiting and start HEALING.