MARY
MARY DUNN
OCCUPATION: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE TRIAGE
EMPLOYED: UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATES OF SAVANNAH
BIRTHPLACE: SAVANNAH, GA
EDUCATION: SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Mary Dunn’s future in medicine was sealed
one fateful day in 1989, when her father was
struck down by a heart attack. Standing in the
emergency room, watching the purposeful
precision of the doctors and nurses, Mary thought
to herself, “This is what I am going to do.” She
was halfway through high school and she’d just
made one of the biggest decisions of her life. It’s
a decision she’s stuck by. “This is a pretty dirty
job. If you can’t get dirty, this isn’t for you.”
LACEY
LACEY THOMPSON
OCCUPATION: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
EMPLOYED: SOUTHCOAST HEALTH PEDIATRICS
HOMETOWN: MONTICELLO, GA
EDUCATION: SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Sometimes, working with kids has its benefits.
“I basically get to be a big kid all day,” said Lacey
Thompson. Decorating the office, wearing funny hats and
basically doing anything to get a smile are all part of the
job. In pediatrics, you have to care not only for the kids,
but sometimes for the parents, too, who need reassurance
that they’re doing the right thing. And sometimes, Lacey
finds, she is that parent. “My kids don’t even go camping,
but if they catch a cold, I immediately think they have a
rare disease from fungus. It’s because I have that clinical
mindset.” It’s hard to have a bad day when you get to play
with and nurture kids as your career.
JANUARY / FE B RUARY 2018
87