 My name is Alexis Brown. I am a nurse here at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point. I actually wanted to become a doctor first, and then I saw how long it took to become a doctor. I looked into other pathways to still be in the medical field, and nursing was one of the first things that came up. Always come to our front desk because that kind of gives me an idea of how busy our day is. Being a military nurse, I think the biggest thing I've learned is just learning on the fly. I want to change things up in the long run, and we'll help you with your career. I was on the comfort for a mission to Puerto Rico after the hurricane hit, and I was on the ICU step-down unit. So we saw all of the intubated and critically ill patients. So it was a big eye-opener. Helping people and having someone say, oh my gosh, thank you, because of you, I felt like my concerns were heard. That's the most satisfying part of being a nurse. Nursing has meant so much to me because it's not only a job. I feel like who I am ingrained in me. So much about nursing is the caring, the talking to patients. It's just been a big part of my life, and I love it.