Dr. Parrent is always happy to fix his patients’ problems. Dr. Parrent’s Roots Dr. Parrent wanted to pursue a career in surgery because he wanted the ability to help people and to diagnose problems and fix them. After graduating from Texas A&M University, he went to the Medical School at Texas A&M University, then surgical…
Annie is always doing the little things to make her patients more comfortable. Annie’s Roots With several nurses in her family, she always wanted to work in healthcare. Annie remembers visiting CHI St. Joseph Health with her aunt as a child and liking the atmosphere and people, so she immediately wanted to join the team…
Nicole is always welcoming patients and making sure to take great care of their families. Nicole’s Roots Nicole always loved helping people in the community and found that to be even truer in a hospital setting. She joined the CHI St. Joseph Health team because as a family-oriented place, everyone is helpful and always uplifting…
Nuey is always proud of her team as they continue to make a difference in the lives of their patients. Nuey’s Roots Inspired by her mother who was also a nurse, Nuey came to the United States from Thailand to pursue nursing after graduating from Texas Women’s University and Texas A&M University. CHI St. Joseph…
Ruthye is always acting as an advocate for her patients. Ruthye’s Roots Since she was a child, Ruthye always wanted to be a nurse and pursued her calling at RN school at Blinn College. She became a Registered Nurse in 1974, and after working in the management side for a while, she missed having contact…
Annette is always caring for the community that has always been her home. Annette’s Roots Annette had always been interested in science and planned to go to veterinarian school after graduating from Texas A&M University with a degree in Agricultural Business. Eventually, she found nursing and became a member of Blinn College’s first graduating class.…
Cathy is always willing to give her time to volunteer in the community. Cathy’s Roots Cathy always had a passion for caring for others and was inspired to pursue nursing by her will to help abused children. After graduating in nursing from Blinn College, she cared for children and their families for twenty years before transferring to…
Mikel is always sharing the compassion brought out in him by working in the medical field. His daily activities include scrubbing in and assisting doctors and monitoring cases. Mikel’s Roots He didn’t think he was cut out for medical field, but he heard that Blinn College was opening a radiologic technologist school and felt that…
