Medical

Michelle Duey

Cytotechnologist

I’ve always been fascinated by medicine. And after losing my grandfather to cancer, I really wanted to learn more about that disease. At the time, I didn’t realize there were other jobs in the healthcare industry besides doctors and nurses, so I set my sights on medical school.
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Olivia Laliberte

Cardiology Nurse Manager

I didn’t become seriously interested in healthcare until the age of 30. I was working for an insurance company in a cubicle and talking was frowned upon. I’m a very social person, so I began to consider changing to a career with more human interaction. My parents suggested nursing because I had...
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Payton Siemens

Speech Therapist

As a child, I dreamed of becoming a veterinarian because I loved helping animals. Over time, that passion evolved into a career focused on helping people. Today, I’m a speech therapist, literacy intervention specialist and reading specialist at No Stone Unturned in Manhattan, Kansas. I enjoy...
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Rebecca Wood

Charge Nurse

"I had been working in social services for about 15 years when I decided it was time to do something different. I didn’t feel like I was fulfilling my dream of truly helping others. My neighbor, a registered nurse at Stormont Vail, suggested I think about going back to school for nursing and...
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Renee McCartney

Respiratory Therapist

"The idea of working in health care never occurred to me until my mother went to nursing school in her late 40s. I was in my early 20s and had dropped out of college. I wanted a better life for myself, but had no idea what I wanted to do.
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Ronald J. Gentry

Facilities Management Director

As the facilities management director at Stormont Vail Health, Ronald J. Gentry oversees everything on the property — from the wiring behind the walls to everything you see in the clinic. Find out how he started his career and his advice for others interested in management positions.
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Scott Harrison

Clinical Research Site Supervisor

When I was in college majoring in biology, my summer job was working with kids at a YMCA camp. It was there I realized how much I enjoyed working with kids and their families. I started to wonder how I could pursue a career where I’d get those same interactions, but I didn’t love the thought of...
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Tamara Britton

Home Health Documentation Reviewer

As a child, I was never sure what I wanted to be when I grew up. I came from a very poor, poverty-stricken family in a large city. I knew what I didn’t want to become.
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Tiffany Beyer

Manager of Talent Acquisition

Tiffany Beyer always thought she'd grow up to be a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, but she actually began her career working in venture capital. After moving home to the Topeka area, Tiffany needed a new job, so she decided to start at Stormont Vail Health, where her mom worked. Now, she's the manager...
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Tyler Brown

Medical Laboratory Scientist

When I was 5, my 7-month-old brother had open-heart surgery to repair a congenital defect. When I looked back on that experience over the years, I came to truly appreciate that team of doctors and nurses. I started to think it would be cool if I could help others the way those healthcare workers...
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