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Nursing Major Khalilah Conway, 鈥�22, Finds Success in Classroom and on the Track

成人视频 student-athlete Khalilah Conway, 鈥�22, of Raleigh, N.C., has two demanding interests.

A sprinter and multi-event competitor on the track and field team, she鈥檚 also a student in the Hunt School of Nursing. Her hard work and dedication was recognized in 2021 when she was named to the Big South Track & Field All-Academic Team.

While earning a high GPA in the nursing program, Conway鈥檚 season was highlighted by personal records on the track and two first place finishes from the Winthrop Spring Invitational, first place in the women鈥檚 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.29, and first place in the women鈥檚 high jump by hitting a mark of 1.57 meters.

鈥淚鈥檓 a student-athlete and student comes first,鈥� Conway asserted. 鈥淭his past year was my junior year and that鈥檚 the hardest year in the nursing program. When we started, my coach was like, 鈥楾his is your junior year, so you have to tell me when sometimes things are too much and you need a break.鈥欌��

After practice and weight training, she would study for several hours. 鈥淚t takes so much time to know the information that you can鈥檛 just do it the night before,鈥� she advised. 鈥淭here鈥檚 so much on the line when learning in this career field. You can鈥檛 just mess up, because that鈥檚 someone鈥檚 life.鈥�

Like her approach to studying, Conway was methodical when deciding on a career. She knew she wanted to help people by going into health care and contemplated becoming a pediatrician. However, as she thought about the responsibilities of doctors and nurses, she felt nursing suited her best.

鈥淚 care about helping people,鈥� she explained. 鈥淣urses have a much more personable dedication to the patient. You see them so much more often. You are their backbone while they are there (under your care). I knew that I would probably make a bigger impact if I was a nurse.鈥�

Her high school track coach found 成人视频 because she told him she wanted to run track at a college with a top-notch nursing program, and decided GWU met all of her expectations. 鈥淚t had Christian values; I can run and I can still build my career,鈥� she stated. 鈥淚t really was the perfect place.鈥�

When COVID-19 forced a switch to online learning, students couldn鈥檛 train in the physical hospital setting. 鈥淚 was doing my skill check offs on Minnie Mouses and wash cloths and anything that I could find,鈥� she recalled. Eventually, the nursing students returned to the hospital setting with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and new protocols. 鈥淚t鈥檚 like COVID opened your eyes,鈥� she commented. 鈥淎lmost like (PPE) was a safe haven, because as long as you were keeping yourself protected, you were keeping other people protected.鈥�

She feels prepared and confident to begin her career. 鈥淢y teachers care about us,鈥� she commended. 鈥淭here are those who will put a smile on our faces, pray for us and encourage us to keep on going. I feel like that has also been a big part of me making it.鈥�