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Caitlyn Mooneyham Gallagher, FNP, first decided to pursue nursing when a friend talked her into considering the field.

Candace Moody, PA-C, didn’t know what a physician assistant (PA) was until college, but an interest group meeting turned her on to the scope and flexibility

The Duke Neurology Department continued to build on its success in the second half of 2022.

For as long as she can remember, Elizabeth (Liz) Gesse, MSN, enjoyed both science and helping people, so nursing was a natural career path.

Kristi Kehoe, PA-C, had been interested in neurology since childhood, but didn’t settle into a specialty until after she completed her training and found a m

As a child, Sarah Mason, PA-C, loved listening to the stories her grandfathers, both of whom were doctors, told about their work helping patients.

As a new physician assistant in 2007, Erika Jacumin, PA-C, saw firsthand the enormous impact deep brain stimulation (DBS) could have on the lives of people living with Parkinson’s disease.

Cherith Godwin comes from a family of nurses, but hesitated to enter the field herself.

For Emily Elfreich, ARNP, taking care of some of Duke University Hospital’s most critical patients is all in a day’s (or a night’s) work.

An eight-hour shift can be exhausting on its own, but for Kimberly Holzmacher, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, her workday is only getting started.