First UTSW job: The first 10 years, I worked as a Clinical Staff Assistant I, functioning as a health educator and Medicaid program assistant and assisting with pharmacy operations and translation services at family planning clinics. The past 25 years, I worked in maternal-fetal medicine research.

Best part about my job: Being able to help patients with any level of need, whether with something simple like directions or with more complex guidance such as Medicare information, makes me feel so happy, especially when they come back to the clinic with other pregnancies and they ask for me, even after many years!

How co-workers describe me: Funny, empathetic, sharing, compassionate, always going out of my way for others, and always feeding my co-workers because they love my food.

Best UTSW memory: My best memories are when I see patients’ gratefulness.

My proudest UTSW accomplishment: Helping patients in need when they are confused or scared. I offer them comfort and I earn their trust at enrollment time, because I am the enroller in the Ob/Gyn research department with the highest numbers and that puts the UTSW name high among all the other research centers in the nation.

I’m really good at: Cooking, driving long distances, packing, and never stressing for travel, whether for work or pleasure.

Hobbies: Travel and spending time with my family.

Surprising fact: I raised four kids and also took care of my husband. I did all the finances, cooked dinner after work, packed lunches, cleaned, taught, drove, and kept the peace among the children. Looking back, it was with God’s and UT Southwestern’s help that I was able to do it all!

Final note: My dream is to volunteer in Israel for a month or so, because even though I tour Europe and cruise the Caribbean, nothing compares to helping others in Israel!

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