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AARON CARR: I remember
being 10 years old.

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My mom bought me a
microscope for Christmas.

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So I was trying to conduct
science experiments

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on skin flakes, and boogers,
and stuff like that.

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Ah, don't put that in there.

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But I was.

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I mean it when I say I've always
been interested in the body.

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CHRISTLE DEVERA: I was
a teacher for nine years

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and worked in educational
research for almost four years.

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SABRINA CUMPIAN: I started
volunteering at UVA Children's

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Hospital just to see
what else was out there

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and realized that I
actually love nursing,

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and decided that was the
career I wanted to pursue.

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AARON CARR: I finished my
undergrad in kinesiology

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for I originally started
out as a personal trainer.

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I actually tried out
teaching as a PE teacher.

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And in 2018 I decided that I
wanted to get into the health

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care field.

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I had my first job
as a hospital CNA.

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CHRISTLE DEVERA: During my
time with the Peace Corps

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I met community members that
had untreated medical conditions

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because of lack of health
care access or it was limited.

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And so when I
returned to the US,

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that was one of the inspirations
that I had going into nursing.

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SARAH CRAIG: Students who
choose our program have

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a why, have a story, have
a reason that they've

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chosen to leave a career where
they were very successful

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and make a meaningful
impact in nursing,

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health care, leadership,
change, and how

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we deliver care to patients
safely and at a high level.

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It really is an
immersive experience.

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So the first year is
all about exposure

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and a generalist knowledge
about each specialty area.

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And, then, in the second
year of the program,

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where you are working one-on-one
with a registered nurse

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and gaining exposure,
experience, networking,

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really being a part of a nursing
unit or a nursing setting,

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a health care setting
for an entire year.

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And so that 448 hour
practicum is really

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the cornerstone of
our program that

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helps us support
students to be confident

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and very competent going
into their first job.

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CHRISTLE DEVERA: The
first year, there

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were definitely instances
where it felt overwhelming.

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It's a fast-paced program.

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And we're learning so much, so
many new things that makes you

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just feel uncomfortable.

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AARON CARR: I'm grateful to have
gone through this first year

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with the mask on because
you see some things you want

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to be like (SURPRISED FACE).

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CHRISTLE DEVERA: People
of different ages, hey,

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is it OK for me to do this?

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And because it's new
and it's something

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that you've never done,
then it does feel awkward.

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But it does get easier.

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SARAH CRAIG: If you choose
our program as an entry

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into nursing master's program
you would begin in May.

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And then it's an accelerated
two years from that start.

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So our students are on grounds,
on site, or in clinical three

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to five days a week
over each summer.

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And then during the
regular academic year

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there are five
courses each semester

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on Thursdays and Fridays.

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And then usually one
to two clinical shifts

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at a health care setting
during the rest of the week.

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The students can expect to
be here anywhere from three

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to four days a week
during the fall and spring

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and anywhere from three to five
days a week during the summer.

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When students finish
our program and they

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take their first
nursing roles, they

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are starting out at a
new graduate RN salary,

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very similar to
anyone else entering

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the profession of nursing.

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However, those salary
increases after the first year,

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when someone is through
with nursing orientation

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and has established
themselves in a specialty,

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they are on a faster track
to increasing their salary

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beyond that new graduate.

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AARON CARR: I think
that everybody who

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researches this program
and ends up applying to it,

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they're fully aware of the
prestige of the program.

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And they're fully
aware of the rigor.

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One thing I've learned
over this past year

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is that the growth
that has taken place,

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I could probably credit it
more to the people that I've

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been surrounded by and the
faculty because there's

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going to be times where
you feel overwhelmed.

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CHRISTLE DEVERA: Nobody's
expecting you to be perfect.

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And everyone understands
that this is new.

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It's OK to make mistakes.

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It's going to happen.

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And I think having supportive
clinical faculty really helps.

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AARON CARR: At the
end of the day,

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we're in a challenging,
fast-paced,

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and full-time program.

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It requires us to stay engaged
and manage our time and life

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outside of school effectively.

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I think the most
fun part is making

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mental notes of everything
that seems too hard at first,

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like the things you naturally
stumble and fumble through,

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like trying to draw
blood or start an IV.

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But later on you recognize that,
as the weeks and months go by,

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that the things that once made
you the most uncomfortable

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are actually becoming
easier to do.

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And we've all seen
this process happen.

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And it's exciting
when tasks that

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were intimidating at
first become additions

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to your own blossoming
clinical skill set.

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Witnessing your own and
all of your friends' growth

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in this program is also
gratifying because we're all

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inching towards becoming
the nurse that we envisioned

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and making the impact that we
intended to from the moment

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that we decided
to pursue nursing.

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[INTERPOSING VOICES]

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