MSU’s focus on healthcare: Spring graduate begins nursing career

Graduating from Minot State University s nursing program in May, Chloe Clark has begun a new chapter in her career at Trinity Health s Intensive Care Unit in Minot. Originally from Montana, Clark moved to Minot more than four years ago to attend MSU. She completed her pre-nursing coursework before entering the university s nursing program, where she gained classroom knowledge and hands-on clinical experience while working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). I started working as an RN at Trinity in the ICU in July, but previously I ve been a CNA in that same unit for about two years now, Clark said. Clark said her interest in the medical field began in high school, when she participated in medical courses and an internship at a local hospital. Through that experience, she became interested in nursing and the range of opportunities available within the profession. “I saw just everything that nurses do, and how many opportunities there are for nurses,” Clark said. “The field is so