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On the first day of walking in, they
told us to meet in the main lobby of the hospital.
And I was like, OK, hopefully I can find that.
And it was unmistakable.
You walk in the big front doors, and the receptionist
is greeting you, and you're like,
I'm here for my first day.
And to them, it's just any other Monday,
but you're sitting in the main lobby,
and it's just such an awesome feeling and sense of-- you're
in this wonderful place to learn.
Our NPPA fellowships here at Mayo
are an incredible opportunity for NPPAs
that are looking for post-graduate education.
We offer something very unique here
that you really can't get anywhere else in the country
or even the world potentially.
All of our fellowships here are in very
unique and specialized fields of medicine
that NPPAs may not have even had a lot of exposure
to during school.
Things like cardiology and advanced heart failure,
hematology, oncology, critical care, neurosurgery, ENT,
abdominal transplant, even things like palliative care.
They're very unique and specialized fields
that I think if NPPAs have an interest in,
this is an amazing place to learn about
and to really become amazing providers themselves
at the conclusion of their training.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona is at the precipice of growth
here in the Phoenix Valley.
And we are creating and developing
relationships with powerhouses throughout the Valley
and throughout the state, and I truly
feel that our location here at Mayo Clinic in Arizona
is sort of the center point of the future of health sciences
in the state of Arizona.
So how does this relate to the NPPA fellowships?
It's a growing career field, and the fellowship programs
are just a continued way to advance your training
and advance your practice, and with the resources,
with the Arizona Bold Forward project, will be paramount.
Mayo actually has one of the more diverse campuses
that I've seen.
In Sacramento, I worked in the hospital there.
We did have a diverse campus there as well,
but I feel like Mayo really reaches out
to other cultures, people of color,
people of different religions, and really
tries to bring them in to the Mayo campus
so that you can really get that diverse workforce
because your patients are diverse.
You're not necessarily going to have
all of one certain patient, everybody is different.
And so it's really great to have a hospital that recognizes that
and help provide those patients with a more comfortable
environment because they are reaching out
to more diverse staff and faculty
than just one certain culture.
I've truly fallen in love with the Phoenix area.
There's so many opportunities here as well as
just professional and personal opportunities.
There is such amazing health care no matter where you look.
If you want to be in downtown Phoenix
or if you want to be kind of on the outskirts,
you've got just different health care opportunities everywhere
that you look.
As well as just all these opportunities
to explore new places--
going up to Sedona up to Flagstaff,
going down to Tucson.
Everything is really accessible, and whether it's
a couple hours by car or a quick flight for a weekend getaway,
it's a great place to be.
Arizona has a lot of fun things to offer
as far as recreational activities to do.
Again, even though it's very hot here in the summer,
hopefully you quickly acclimate to that as many of us
have and can enjoy the beautiful winters that we have here as
well.
A lot of outdoor activities is kind
of the primary recreational activity that I think me
and my family do, and a lot of what I know our fellows
and other staff do.
So things like hiking and swimming
and lots of outdoor activities as much as possible
getting to enjoy the beautiful desert that we have here.
Whether it's going for a run or a bike ride after work,
it gives me the perfect opportunity
to reset and show up to work the next day or the next night
with a fresh mind.
Another thing that I love about Phoenix
is the blossoming food and art scene downtown.
You're close to all sorts of areas, like downtown Phoenix,
also the cities of Scottsdale, and the cities of Chandler,
and Mesa, and Gilbert are all growing.
And there's no lack of opportunity
to get out and explore and involve yourself
within your local community.
So my favorite restaurant and my favorite kind of food scene
actually is not in downtown Phoenix.
It's actually up in Cave Creek, which
is a little bit closer to where I grew up,
but it's just a totally different environment
than you would expect in downtown Phoenix.
And it sort of gives you an opportunity
to explore the local history of Arizona in the olden days,
and it has a little bit more of a Western vibe, which is fun.
This is a very exciting time for Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
Over the next few years, we're expecting an exponential growth
in both the hospital and the clinic.
And I think that makes it a really fun time for our NPPA
fellows as well, because what that means
is a lot of new job opportunities for them.
I think that with new opportunities,
we will hopefully be able to get each
and every one of our fellows the perfect job
that they've always dreamed of because we will have
that many more opportunities.
My biggest piece of advice to any incoming NPPA fellow
is to remember that what you gain and get out
of your fellowship is directly reflective of what you put in.
So remembering that this is a choice and a commitment
to the opportunity of a lifetime,
to allow yourself to become one of the best APPs in your field
and to better yourself not only as a clinical provider but also
as a person.