Compassion in Motion

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(UND Today) – Growing up surrounded by sports — from volleyball and basketball to soccer, softball and track — Jenna Koppelsloen always knew athletics would be part of her college journey. 

But a middle-school project sparked an equally powerful interest in health care, introducing her to the field of anesthesia and setting her long-term goal of becoming a nurse anesthetist. 

“I’ve always been interested in anesthesia, and I found that there is more hands-on work as a nurse anesthetist,” she said. “And I’m really interested in figuring out why and how the body works, and why specific processes happen. It was always really interesting to me.

“I am able to be the eye in the sky to support the troops on the ground,” she said.