Nursing Scholarship Awarded!

Andrea Gee, Carilion Patient Care Tech Awarded the Doris and Lynn Morris Scholarship!

Andrea Gee has worked as a Patient Care Tech in the Carilion Resource Pool for 2 years. She is currently attending Radford University in their Accelerated BSN Program (ABSN). Andrea is committed to working, attending school and caring for her family. 

The Doris and Lynn Morris Scholarship is managed by the Carilion Foundation. Andrea was chosen by the board members of the Carilion Foundation after submitting her application through the Carilion Nursing Administration department, who screens the applications and forwards exceptional candidates on for review and voting by the board members.

See below the supportive and positive comments from her directors:

• "Andrea genuinely wants her patients to receive the best care possible and goes out of her way to provide that, every shift"
• "She already knows and embraces the requirements for excellent patient care"
• Andrea not only establishes working relationships with nurses, physicians, physical therapists, dietary, etc, she serves as a preceptor and mentor to new staff. She is essential in establishing their foundation for providing good patient care and advocacy. It is exciting to see that Andrea is continuing to use opportunities to further advance her education"

Congratulations and and we wish you much success in your educational pursuits!