PHOTO: Sean Thompson

Sean Thompson


Winning the Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association/Ada Mutch scholarship is Sean Thompson, a native Californian. Getting his BS in Neurobiology, Physiology and behavior in 2003, Sean went to live and work in New Zealand for two years. In 2009 he returned to the United States to the BSN/MSN program at Columbia University, currently finishing the Master’s portion of the program to become a Family Nurse Practitioner. Once he graduates his goal is to join the National Health Service Corp and practice with underserved populations in urban areas.

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Rita Trivette

(2016-2017 Winner)

Rita Trivette recipient of a NEF Scholarship has been a registered nurse for 33 years. She began working in a hospital upon graduation from high school with the intention of becoming a physician. It did not tak... read more.

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