MIKE MARTIN (’04)
MANAGER, SURGICAL TRAUMA INTENSIVE CARE, LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL
As a 2004 graduate from Liberty University, Mike Martin has earned a reputation for compassion and job competence at Lynchburg (Va.) General Hospital, where, after eight years as a nurse, he was recently promoted to manager of the surgical trauma intensive care unit. For the majority of his time as a nurse, Martin attended to the needs of critically ill patients. “At the bedside, I loved being able to care for people,” he said. “To see them recover, in part because of the care we are giving, is very gratifying.” Martin said Liberty’s Christ-based nursing
program helped him cultivate the patience needed to attend to patients and their family members at some of the most stressful times in their lives. “My job has given me a tool to minister to some of the patients,” he said. “A lot of time our patients’ lives are hanging in the balance.” Patience and compassion are traits valued by Lynchburg General Hospital and its parent company, Centra Health, also based in Lynchburg, Va. “Centra takes very seriously its responsibility to provide a clinical learning environment for nursing students from many area colleges and
universities,” said Patti S. McCue, a Centra senior vice president. “Many members of our nursing staff are graduates of Liberty University and they are great examples of the dedication and caring nature of the nursing profession.” Martin, who has served as an adjunct nursing professor at Liberty, said Liberty’s nursing program enables its students to spend significant time with hospital patients. “I felt like I was prepared as well as I could be by the Liberty critical care program,” Martin said. “Most of the learning takes place at the bedside.”
KEVIN MANGUIOB
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