William Sherry, '13, graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Nursing and immediately began working at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in nearby Zanesville, Ohio. Soon after, Sherry began applying to graduate programs in order to become a nurse practitioner. He said, “I knew from the get-go I wanted to be the once in charge…the one putting the orders in…the one managing the patient’s treatment regimen. […] Something inside me continuously drove me forward.”
Sherry enrolled in the University of South Alabama’s BSN to DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) graduate program with an emphasis in family practice. In the midst of schooling and clinical rotations, he continued working full-time as an RN.
Sherry now works as a hospitalist for an organization called Team Health. He is an internal medicine specialist who manages the care for those admitted to the hospital. He explains, “I admit, diagnose, treat and discharge patients within the hospital setting.” He is currently being leased to Genesis Hospital from Team Health.