by Mariah Gibbons | Feb 18, 2019 | Awareness, Highlighting Diversity in Nursing
It was only after experiencing a personal health scare did Hannah Amissah find herself considering a career in nursing. “Following my surgery, my nurses were so compassionate. They spent more time with me than any of the other medical professionals.” Through research,...
by Mariah Gibbons | Jun 7, 2018 | Undeniably Kent State
Hannah Miller, Samantha Kenney, Brian Cochran, Ryan Dowling, Paige Barnum, Kayla Norris, and Parker Henderson, who attend the Kent, Salem and Stark campuses, were among 24 northeast Ohio nursing students accepted to intern at Akron Children’s Hospital as part of the...
by Mariah Gibbons | Feb 23, 2018 | Awareness, Highlighting Diversity in Nursing, Undeniably Kent State
The daughter of a physician, Stephanneth Adams, MSN ‘12, WHNP-BC, had been encouraged to enter the field of medicine from a young age. Her father, Dr. Stenneth Adams M.D., her earliest role model, matriculated through medical school in his early 30s. His passion for...
by Mariah Gibbons | Feb 13, 2018 | Awareness, Highlighting Diversity in Nursing, Interviews, Undeniably Kent State
Anthony Jackson, BSN ’13, did not grow up wanting to work in the medical field. That was his younger sister, Christina’s, dream. With a desire to one day be a doctor, she was studying biology at Kent State University when she passed away from a blood clot in her...
by Mariah Gibbons | Feb 7, 2018 | Alumni Feature, Awareness, Highlighting Diversity in Nursing, Interviews, Undeniably Kent State
Dean Barbara Broome, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Kent State University College of Nursing, did not always dream of becoming a nurse. “Many people say they always wanted to be a nurse, but that was not me. I was married with children and had a good job,” said Broome. However,...
