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Kim Sullivan Highlight
If you really want something, you can do it—you will make it work.
About Kim
- After high school, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, so I started by earning my associate degree and then eventually my bachelor’s in business administration.
- I spent over a decade in health insurance, climbing from customer service representative to provider relations manager, where I first connected with the medical world.
- I transitioned into teaching—primarily first grade—and taught for eight years, but still felt something was missing.
- While teaching full-time and raising my kids, I began taking nursing school prerequisites during evenings and weekends.
- I worked as a home health care coordinator while finishing my prerequisites—interacting with patients reaffirmed my calling to become a nurse.
- Despite setbacks like COVID disrupting my clinicals, I completed nursing school while working full time and caring for my family.
- I joined the Mayo Clinic’s perioperative program, finally stepping into a clinical role that aligned with my purpose and passion.
- I became a team lead for general and transplant surgery, drawing on my past careers to mentor new nurses and advocate for patients in the OR.