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Job Seeker: Medina

Job Seeker: Medina

It Can Take Time and Resolve to Realize One's Potential

Medina came from Ethiopia to the U.S. in 1999 and started out as a housekeeper. Twenty years later she is now certified as both a nursing assistant and a phlebotomist, currently works at Regions Hospital as a lab technician, and will begin taking classes in 2022 to fulfill her dream of becoming a registered nurse.

Learn more about Medina, and hear her in her own words, in our 2021 Steps to Success video on YouTube.

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