… and very honored because I know the people who had the endowed chair before me, and which I always had a lot of respect for,” said Reidy, whose official title … is very different than the Peabody Professor of Nursing recipients who went before me because their research was in the area of discovery,” said Reidy, who began at the … I wanted to improve things,” said Reidy. “I appreciate that people reached out to me to ask me if certain positions were something in which I was interested. Each time …

… woman. I felt safe talking with her. Jaqueline always replied quickly and helped me with important issues as an international student. She is very caring and responsible, which makes me feel very safe and comfortable with her. - Nominated by Amelia Martinez Leah … toward patients. If I were a patient, I would always want Colleen to take care of me as a nurse. As a colleague, if I have questions or need help, no matter how busy …

… was a family affair, with Mass General and the IHP providing so much help to get me here today plus Patrick and my family,” said a smiling Kensky, referencing spouse … lost one leg in the attack. “Everyone was just determined to make this happen for me with their support and being so flexible. There were a lot of really hard times and it took a whole community of people to get me through. I’m so grateful.” That support began with Jeanette Ives Erickson , who …

… with an entry point into retail health. “I think that really set the stage for me when retail healthcare first came on the scene in 2000 as something that was … in dirt floor huts and not having the power of a prescription pad really brought me back to the basics of healthcare. There were no barriers between the patients and the providers, so that really spoke to me. In some ways, it’s similar to retail health.”  Advancing a Career So, Patterson …

… with one of the mothers as she was leaving the gathering.  “She kept asking me what would happen after the baby was born,” recalls Ffriend, who is currently … those same vulnerabilities. She was so uncertain of her future and that stuck with me.” Following her graduation from Syracuse, Ffriend worked as a teacher for five years.  “Something was missing for me in teaching, but I could never quite figure it out,” Ffriend recalls.  As Ffriend …

… for getting used to frequent change as the common order of each day, which for me has now stretched to 23 years as a full-time faculty…. “[Interim chair Bridget Perry and program director Lesley Maxwell] made it easy for me to retire knowing the department will be in such good hands. I'm grateful to each … all of you, all of you as part of my family and I will keep in touch. Consider me part of your posse and I will show up. I am so proud to have worked here and to …