Fall 2024 Physics Careers Seminar Series Continues with Talk by Alumna Dr. Courtney Krafczyk

The Fall 2024 Physics Careers Seminar series continues on Monday, October 22 with a talk by alumna Dr. Courtney Krafczyk from Carle Foundation Hospital, who will talk about "From Physics to Nursing. Yes Really" at 1:00 p.m. in 464 Loomis. Details of Dr. Krafczyk's seminar are given below.

Time: 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Location: 464 Loomis. A Zoom link will also be forwarded to the Illinois Physics Grad Student email list. For a copy of the link, please contact Lance Cooper (slcooper@illinois.edu).

Title: From Physics to Nursing. Yes Really

Speaker: Dr. Courtney Krafczyk, RN, MSN, Carle Foundation Hospital

Abstract: I will discuss why I made the career change from academic physics to bedside nursing, how I did it, and what my day to day is like.

Bio: Courtney Krafczyk received a B.S. in physics from the University of Louisville in 2011 and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois in 2019. She then completed her M.S. in nursing from the University of Illinois in 2022. Since then she has worked as a registered nurse on the postpartum unit at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, where she cares for new babies and new parents.

You can see the rest of the Fall 2024 Physics Careers Seminar series here: https://physics.illinois.edu/calendar/careers-seminar