Starting in 2024!

Hi, my name is Brenna (she/her)! I am from Mankato, MN, and will be graduating from St. Catherine University in May. My start date is July 16th at Rochester Mayo. I'll be at MB on their Heart Transplant/Cardiac Surgery PCU working D/E. I am so excited!
More about me: I have two cats and a dog (Miso, Soup, and Bentley, respectively). I love to read, specifically on my coveted Kindle. I have four younger siblings whose athletic and academic events I go to as often as possible all around MN. My partner, Ian, will be moving to Rochester with me in July; we've begun apartment hunting already!
I would love to connect with you; please message me on here or Instagram @brennabartell. Best wishes to everyone else finishing up school!

Welcome, Brenna! I absolutely love all of your pictures! Thank you for sharing more about you. Good luck with your apartment search and I look forward to meeting you this summer!

Hi , My name is Ashley Mcdonald. I'm from Jacksonville , Florida. I graduated from Florida state college of Jacksonville. I officially started as an RN on medsurg 10/23. Ive been at Mayo Clinic going on almost 7 years. Ive done scheduling, Clinical assistant, and Pct work over the past couple of years. Ive chose nursing, because I love interacting with people and I wanted to advance from being a PCT. The Experience definitely is opening my eyes up to a lot of things. What I plan to gain from the nurse residency program is ways to navigate being a nurse.

Welcome Ashley! Wow you bring a wealth of experience to your role! Congratulations on becoming an RN!

Hi Brenna!
My name is Chelsey and I just graduated from Montana State University in December '23. Like you, I also LOVE to read on my kindle and have 4 younger siblings. I also have a miniature dachshund named Clyde. I love that you have pets named Miso and Soup! I will be working at Station 72 in the Eisenberg building on the Hem/Onc unit starting in March. My boyfriend is originally from MN but I am new to the area. I hope to see you around!

Hello! My name is Chelsey and I graduated from Montana State University in December 2023. I will be working in the Eisenberg building on the Hem/Onc unit starting in March. My boyfriend and I just moved to Rochester and we are really enjoying it so far. He is originally from MN, but I am new to the state. I have a miniature dachshund named Clyde who also made the move! I love to read, hang out with friends, and go on walks with my dog. I would love to connect with any other newgrads in the Rochester area.

Welcome Chelsey! Clyde is soooo cute! Thank you for sharing pictures. I am a bit partial as I used to work on St 72-it is an amazing unit! I look forward to seeing you in class!

Hello! My name is Sonya and I graduated from Montana State University in December of 2023. I am originally from California but I had been living in Montana for the past 3 years. I moved to Rochester with my cat a I will be starting on the Surgical floor at the end of February and then going down to the ED in the future. Before moving to Rochester, I had actually never been to Minnesota, so any suggestions for restaurants or things to do in town would be appreciated!

Welcome to Minnesota!! This is a good website for all things Rochester: https://www.experiencerochestermn.com/
I hope you are able to make some connections through residency and can plan a lunch after in-person seminars with some of your new colleagues!

Hi all! My name is Grace Crary, and I recently graduated from Emory with my Master of Nursing. My start date is February 27th, and I am in the ED bridge program so will be starting out on a surgical floor. More about me: I am originally from California, and have never lived anywhere with snow (lol). I am an avid weightlifter which is my main hobby, but I also enjoy skiing, baking, taking long walks and hanging out with friends. I had never been to Minnesota till about a month ago to apartment hunt, but I am stoked to get started and make friends! Feel free to add me on insta @1stgracec