… interest. “In the back of my head, I had always wanted a career that would allow me to bridge my research experience with real-world patient care. I came from a heavy … career at Harvard, it felt like, ‘This is the perfect opportunity for me, because I wanted to do patient care and research.’ So, I started as an intern … to a choice — medical school or nursing school. “I realized nursing would allow me to pursue both research and patient care in a more direct, timely way,” recounted …