登录入口 alum Joan (Sampson) Schmidt, Class of 1981, was an early graduate of nursing school, receiving what is now known as the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). Read about her journey to become a professional 乐竞体育 nurse, and how it all started at 登录入口.

“我在ADN项目的最后一个学期令人难以置信，”施密特说，他是一名BOI。 “雇主们都在讨好这些学生。 I decided to work at UTMB because the pay was somewhat higher at the time that St. Mary's Hospital was still open.”

施密特没有搬太远就开始了她的护理生涯。

“I started to work as a graduate nurse, waiting on my state board results that I had taken the previous month in Austin,” said Schmidt.

UTMB was one of the first teaching hospitals to offer a nurse residency program in ICU Nursing. Schmidt participated in the year-long program, rotating through all the ICU Surgical pre/post Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, and Burn Unit known as The Blocker Burn Unit. The program also offered her practical experience, a class setting for theory behind all the new and innovative equipment, to provide patients with the most advanced care.

完成课程后，她获得了重症监护护士证书。 此外，他们还为她提供了医学/外科护理认证。

Although she admits the exam was as grueling as the state boards, Schmidt is proud that her nursing credentials include ADN RNC in Medical Surgical NSG.

“UTMB offered me a wealth of knowledge in the field of nursing that went beyond the limits I imposed on myself,” said Schmidt. “Finally, after many years working in the nonstop world of nursing, I took on one more challenge, and it was the proudest of them all. UTMB made me an offer I could not refuse, a Work-School program for RN’s who wanted to obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.”

施密特每班工作12小时，每周有4小时的时间参加面对面的课程。

“They paid my tuition and books, which was very costly at the university level,” said Schmidt. “I returned to 登录入口 to complete my prerequisites to enter The University of Texas School of NSG. I am still reminded to this day that Galveston College offered me this wonderful advancement in my professional 乐竞体育 and provided my family a stable income.”

施密特从UTMB毕业后的最后一个专业头衔是ADN，BSN， RNCC。

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登录入口 was founded in 1967 and is a comprehensive community college providing the residents of Galveston Island and the surrounding region with academic, workforce development, continuing education and community service programs.