Denise is currently a student at the Denver School of Nursing. Her close-knit family of healthcare professionals taught her the value of caring. She was brought up in an Asian household where “even a tiny drop of rice could mean a lot of things: diligence, patience, and humility. I firmly believe that empathy is important for nursing professionals in order to be effective in communicating and understanding what their patients feel and need so that they can be treated timely and appropriately.” After graduation, Denise plans to apply for a residency program in a pediatric department.