Student Testimonies

“She is warm, funny, and passionate about what she is teaching. I really liked her teaching style and personality”

“Kelsey was a pleasure to have as an instructor this quarter. She was knowledgeable and encouraged discussion during lab. I felt like my time was used appropriately and we had a good learning experience”

“Kelsey is always ready to go at the start of class and is genuinely interested in hearing about students’ experiences in clinical throughout the quarter. She is very smart & did a wonderful job of explaining each skill”

“Clearly stated what was needed of us and was helpful during hands on portion of the lab”

“Kelsey is awesome! I really enjoyed her class. She's willing and available for all questions during lab”

“Encourage students to ask questions and was really involved with making sure the students felt comfortable with the skill before leaving the class. I also really enjoyed how she had clinical experience and could relate the skills to her other job”

“Kelsey shares her experiences with the class and makes sure we know the correct way to perform skills. She checks in on each and every one of us while we are practicing making sure we are learning correctly”

“Kelsey loves her job. She seems to enjoy the skills she is teaching and is very casual as a classroom leader. She helps give a sense of ease to the seriousness of the content and is quite fun to be around”

“Kelsey has a lot of practical experience that comes through and helps us understand the material”

“Kelsey put lots of energy into demonstrating steps with skill, she made it easy to understand every skill”

“Kelsey is organized and knowledgeable and that comes through in her teaching. She gets us engaged and keeps us engaged to get the most out of the time we have in lab. I don't know how she stays fresh and keeps the material sounding fresh after presenting it to two other labs before ours but she does, and that's a talent. Her passion comes through and it's inspiring!”

“So far every quarter this has been my favorite class and this quarter was no different! Kelsey is both an excellent instructor and demonstrator and for those of us who need to watch something once then do it once to learn, that's a big bonus. She has been wonderful to learn from. She's professional and approachable, a perfect combo. She's also helpful and kind. She creates a wonderful safe space for learning and even finds positive constructive feedback when mistakes are made! She's a top quality instructor. Thank you!”

“Kelsey is an amazing skills instructor and was very informative of all topics, she not only portrayed the information in a way that was easily understood but also added her clinical experiences as well”

“Kelsey has a positive attitude and makes skills lab very fun! She's always has answers to our questions, and for some reason she doesn't there was no hesitation for her to find the answers!”

“Kelsey would continually check in with us throughout the day, ask us if we needed anything, and help explain things I didn't get to ask my nurse to clarify. In past quarters I felt "afraid" to ask my clinical instructors questions because I felt like I should already know the answer but Kelsey never made me feel like that and always encouraged questions and found answers for me.”

 “Her willingness to teach and hear about our experiences and push us towards practicing. She always kept it real and was so easy to get along with, making me not scared to share my thoughts.”

“Kelsey was really supportive throughout the whole clinical rotation which I'm now not afraid to ask for any help or questions at all!”

“She was always very understanding. I felt like she had really good direct feedback for my work (both assignments and clinical experience). I always felt very supported by her. I also felt like she always offered me very useful and applicable advice.”

“Kelsey would talk about her personal experiences of working at Fred Hutch and used that to help guide our learning. It was really helpful that she already was working at this organization as it allowed us to ask specific clarifying questions”

 “Kelsey has made the learning environment really supportive and comfortable for all students, which made me less nervous to ask my nurse if I can perform a certain task. Kelsey has also encouraged me to step outside of my comfort zone so I can gain confidence in doing things that I don't yet feel comfortable in.”

"Just really putting the emphasis on we are people first and then students."