iN HiS oWN WorDS of the most sacred moments in her life. i also felt surprised that ourcatholicidentity: Service- i was comfortable – at home, even – in that sacred moment. learning trips are one way Bellarmine But these thoughts were like windows and doors belong- and dignity of every individual. Toembraces the Catholic vision of care ing to a home yet to be made; i had no place for them, though read more about the impressive i could see through them and view unfamiliar, intriguing manifestations of Catholic vitality at horizons. Identity, at tinyurl.com/ExCorde.Bellarmine, please read Our Catholic Weeks later, my friend and i accepted an assignment to serve as interpreters for a traveling medical brigade. We worked in extreme rural settings, constructing ad hoc clin- ics, at an inspirational pace held by physicians and nurses who constantly pushed the limits of generosity. As i befriend- ed the group of health care professionals, all from the united States, my story began to circulate. They advised me to give special consideration to the story, and some of them sug- gested weighing the option of entering the medical field. bellarmineuniversity offers the following When i returned to the u.S. and graduate course work, Graduate,seconddegree &certificateprograms: the disruption that began in the Honduran hospital amplified. doctorallevel even the simplest assignments seemed impossible to comp- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) lete, and my attention, often caught in the breeze, would Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) regularly land and reminisce on thoughts of the experiences Doctor of Philosophy in Education abroad. i found myself looking through the fragments that and Social Change (PhD) followed me home – the coconut tree, the people suffering from illness, the hospital bed. specialist Time outside of class pulled me away from academia and Educational Specialist Degree increasingly closer to working among the urban poor. Fin- in Instructional Leadership & SchoolAdministration (EdS) ally, my faculty advisor pulled me aside. She told me her observations, and said it seemed to her that my heart was Master’slevel elsewhere. When i recounted the stories of Honduran travel Master of Business Administration (MBA) to her, she immediately responded by encouraging me to Master of Arts in Communication (MAC) explore a health care career. Her exhortation propelled me Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) to take prerequisite courses for nursing school, which i began Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in 2008. Four years later, i have completed my BSN in Rank I Programs Louisville, Kentucky. Master of Science in Applied even with full federal eligibility for loans, tuition costs and Information Technology (MAIT) education expenses far exceeded what my wife and i could Master of Arts in Spirituality (MAS) afford. The NCiN scholarship made it possible for me to real- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) ize my goal, initially through finances and then through cont- inued support throughout my BSN program by encouraging seconddeGreeproGraMs faculty mentorship and professional contacts and advising. Accelerated 2nd Degree Bachelorof Science in Nursing (BSN) We are truly grateful. Accelerated Respiratory Therapy (RT) Accelerated Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Adam Pike is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) scholar and 2012 Lansing School alumnus. New certificateproGraMs Careers in Nursing is a program that recruits students from under- Accounting Certificate represented or disadvantaged backgrounds to the nursing field. Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Since 2009, Bellarmine accelerated nursing students have received $260,000 from the foundation in scholarship awards. This article www.bellarmine.edu/admissions/graduate originally appeared on the foundation’s “Human Capital” blog. 502.272.7200 • gradadmissions@bellarmine.edu fall 2012 43
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