Category: NEW FACES

Position: Lab Technician

Start Date: 9/11/17

Birthday: 4/15

Background/Educations: St. Paul College

What are your three favorite movies? 1. 24 Hours 2. Walking Dead

What is your favorite color? Green

What are your hobbies?: Movies, writing poems, and books.

Position: ED Support

Start Date: 9/11/17

Birthday: 9/22

Background/Educations: I recently graduated in May of 2017 with my associates in applied science medical office administration from Century College. I am a mom to 3 daughters and have been thinking about getting my bachelor's degree in a couple of years. I love small towns like Mora and have been there many times.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Getting to experience what I have learned about in college in a real life setting and applying the knowledge to a real setting.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Holiday Inn 2. Dirty Dancing 3. Thor

What is your favorite color? Blue

Do you have a nickname? Ty

What are your hobbies?: Being a mom

Position: Coding Specialist

Start Date: 9/11/17

Birthday: 11/17

Background/Educations: Medical coder for 4 1/2 years

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I love coding and am looking forward to learning more areas to code.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. PS I Love You

What is your favorite color? Pink

Do you have a nickname? Jess

What are your hobbies?: Bowling, volleyball, and softball.

Position: LPN

Start Date: 9/11/17

Birthday: 7/18

Background/Educations: LPN

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Working in a small community and meeting new people.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Christmas Shoes 2. Comedies 3. Scary Movies

What is your favorite color? Green or Pink

Do you have a nickname? Susie

What are your hobbies?: Family, race cars, hockey, nature trails, and traveling.

Position: Cardiac Services Support

Start Date: 9/11/17

Birthday: 12/31

Background/Educations: The College of St. Scholastica. Bachelor's of Science in Exercise Physiology with a minor in Psychology. Masters of Science in Exercise Physiology.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am most excited to continue developing the skills and knowledge that I have acquired through school, as well as working with all the great staff at FirstLight.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Batman Begins 2. Transformers 3. Star Wars Return of the Jedi

What is your favorite color? Blue

Do you have a nickname? Swany

What are your hobbies?: I like to do a lot of things indoors and outdoors, such as hiking, fishing, mountain biking, road biking, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, hiking, trail running, camping, hammocking, water skiing, weight lifting, and playing video games.

Position: Imaging Student

Start Date: 8/31/17

Birthday: 12/3

Background/Educations: Ogilvie Public School graduate. Argosy University Twin Cities: Radiologic Technology

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? The experience

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Sweet Home Alabama 2. Varsity Blues 3. Safe Haven

What is your favorite color? Pink

What are your hobbies?: Hanging out with friends and family, going to the gym, hunting, fishing, and watching netflix.

Position: Pharmacy Student

Start Date: 8/31/17

Background/Educations: BS double major (chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology) - graduated 2014 University of MN Duluth. PharmD degree (anticipated 2018) UMN Duluth Campus.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am most excited about experiencing pharmacy in an in-patient/acute setting and working with patients.

What is your favorite color? Blue

What are your hobbies?: Spending time with friends/family, drawing, painting, and playing guitar.

Position: Surgical Technician

Start Date: 8/28/17

Birthday: 8/30

Background/Educations: Rasmussen Community College AAS Degree

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Small town hospital, big town surgical cases

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Hope Floats 2. Home 3. Son in Law

What is your favorite color? Orange

What are your hobbies?: Camping, gardening, and baking

Position: Pharmacy Student

Start Date: 8/28/17

Birthday: 10/29

Background/Educations: I was born and raised in a small, rural town in Puerto Rico. I completed a Bachelor of Science in Medical Microbiology at the University of Puerto Rico and I'm currently a fourth-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) student at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy - Duluth campus.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I'm excited about the opportunity of streghtening my clinical skills and providing direct, patient-centered care as well as preventive care to members of the community.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Logan 2. The Dark Knight 3. Harry Potter (all movies)

What is your favorite color? charcoal grey

What are your hobbies?: Hiking, trying and learning how to cook meals from different cultures, traveling, spending time with family and friends, reading, and especially about historical and/or public health topics.

Position: Pharmacy Student

Start Date: 8/28/17

Birthday: 3/14

Background/Educations: I am a pharmacy student from the U of M - College of Pharmacy on my community/ambulatory care rotation. My internship experiences include outpatient/retail and MTM experiences from different health systems. Currently I am an intern at Fairview Pharmacy Services and Genoa Medication Management Solutions. In addition I practiced my clinicals as a volunteer pharmacy clinician at Philips Neighborhood Clinic.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am excited about serving health care to the rural population. I am ready to learn about the challenges of serving in this area of population and about the standards and values of FirstLight Health System.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Up 2. The Curious Care of Benjamin Button 3. If Only

What is your favorite color? Pink

What are your hobbies?: I love cooking and baking. I like to attend yoga classes and go for a walk with my dog during my free time.