Episode description
The ability to clearly see where you'd like to point your career or simply recognizing your own mother can make all the difference in how a life unfolds.
SEGMENT 1: Pediatric dietician Michelle Reed was in high school when her father became gravely ill, inspiring her to a career in dietetics, yet she had little interest in either clinical work or pediatrics. That soon changed when she met a cancer patient after taking a part time job at in food services at the AI Dupont Hospital for Children in Wilmington.
SEGMENT 2: In the 1990's, Managed Care Manager Judy Jackson moved with her husband and infant daughter to Delaware smack dab in the middle of a mid-Atlantic winter. She and her young family piled into their car all those years ago for a drive, and came upon the exquisite Nemours Mansion and Gardens: the 300-plus acre estate of AI Dupont that includes the AI Dupont Hospital for Children in Wilmington. It was Judy Jackson’s introduction to Nemours, and she set for herself a goal to become a Nemours associate.
SEGMENT 3: Kelly Rogers is the Nemours associate who makes the connection between healthcare and public health in Central Florida. She manages the Florida Prevention Initiative for enterprise, and her day-to-day work involves creating community partnerships that aim to improve the health of all children who live there - whether or not they are patients with Nemours.
Carol Vassar, Producer