Bryan Combs, PhD(c), MSN, CRNP, FNP-BC, CNL, ATC, is a UAB School of Nursing Instructor and Director of the Nurse Practitioner Pathway.. He has extensive experience in orthopedics as a certified athletic trainer and a registered nurse, and Combs’ doctoral work concentrates on occupational health and orthopedics. 

UAB School of Nursing BSN student Isabella Medina is a New York native who moved to Alabama for her undergraduate degree. While COVID-19 has presented some challenges, Medina has learned how to stay organized and become creative with study habits during remote learning. She also talks about her experience during UAB Medicine's COVID-19 surge staffing plan, which enabled UAB School of Nursing students to work as Patient Care Technicians and gain valuable clinical experience. 

On Episode 9, MSN graduate Dr. Patricia Thompson discusses her path to nursing, her work with International Nursing Honors Society Sigma, and more.

On Episode 8, we talk with UAB School of Nursing DNP graduate and Assistant Professor of Nursing Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, CRNP, CNE, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC. Dr. Bordelon discusses how his work with a volunteer fire department led to a career in nursing, as well as his goals for the newly revitalized Birmingham Chapter of the American Association of Men in Nursing.