We need more nurses in Alabama. Here’s a solution.
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When Dallas Wray’s nursing students ask him why he chose this line of work, he tells the unglamorous truth: “I didn’t want to be too hot or too cold,” adding that he decided this while working as a U.S. Air Force Reserve avionics technician in 120-degree heat.
Coincidentally, the story you’re about to read is all about degrees, too. Only these are academic degrees charting a path for UA Online student Wray, future nurse educators and generations of nurses to come.
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