Nursing
Mariah West '16
Employer
Certified Nurse Midwife
1. Tell us about your journey since graduation.
Since graduating from KCON, I have cared for women across the
lifespan. I worked in hospitals, birth centers, community health
centers and private practice. I obtained my MSN from Georgetown
University in nurse-midwifery and women's health nurse practitioner in 2020.
2. Share a favorite Grand Valley memory.
One of my favorite memories from GVSU is being accepted into the
highly competitive nursing program.
3. What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
"Excuses are tools of the weak and incompetent, used to
build monuments of nothingness. Those who excel in them, seldomly
excel in anything else but excuses."
4. List three words you would use to describe your Grand
Valley experience.
Well-rounded, Treasure, Eye-opening
5. What difference would you like to make in the world?
I would like to live in a world where systematic oppression
affecting black and brown communities comes to an end.
January 2024
Interest Area(s)
Nursing, Allied Health Sciences
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