Jim got into healthcare after spending 12 years in the insurance industry. He looked back on his college days and remembered how much he enjoyed the medical classes when studying criminology and forensics.
“I got certified as a nurse’s aide and was hired on at a nursing home. When I came to work at Berger, I wanted to take advantage of as much (educational opportunities) as possible. I wasn’t sure what School at Work was and Nicole Esker explained that it was a refresher course for individuals at the hospital to go back to school. I realized that it was what I wanted to learn: English, Communication, and basic Math resources. I’ve been out of school for six years and I needed to get back into good study habits.”
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Jim attended SAW with 12 Berger employees, all from different backgrounds, from registration to surgery. He felt that the diversity of having people from each different department added to the class; one might understand math more, or English less and the student’s helped each other.
After graduation, Jim attended the Pickaway Ross LPN Program. He plans to go straight through for his RN and apply to the OU at Berger School of Nursing Program which offers an AD program (as well as a BSN completion program).
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Jim Bowman's Story