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Hol­ly B. pur­sued a career in health­care after years as a stay-at-home mom. Start­ing as a care­giv­er and inspired by a nurse she worked with, she became a med­ical assis­tant. Now, Hol­ly has found her pas­sion in pro­vid­ing care to patients at Quin­cy Med­ical Group.

Jonathan F. joined Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG) as a med­ical assis­tant to gain hands-on expe­ri­ence before pur­su­ing med­ical school. His role allows him to con­nect with patients and make a mean­ing­ful impact on their lives.

When Katie Gar­rett was diag­nosed with breast can­cer at just 33 years old, she thought she was liv­ing the hap­pi­est time of her life. She had recent­ly bought her first home with her fiancé, Levi, and felt every­thing was falling into place. But in an instant, her world changed. She shares her sto­ry and expe­ri­ence with her care team at Quin­cy Med­ical Group. 

Tiffany Greiman, a Nurse Prac­ti­tion­er at Quin­cy Med­ical Group, cares for patients in local nurs­ing homes. Inspired by her cowork­ers and shaped by her ear­ly expe­ri­ences with her grand­moth­er, Tiffany found her call­ing in geri­atrics, a field where she feels right at home.

Jes­si­ca Booz­er, a nurse prac­ti­tion­er at the Quin­cy Med­ical Group Pitts­field Clin­ic, shares her pas­sion for pedi­atrics. Dri­ven by a desire to make a pos­i­tive impact, she found her call­ing in work­ing with chil­dren. Booz­er enjoys see­ing her young patients smile and light up dur­ing their appointments.

Jor­dan Hogan, MSN, APRN, FNP‑C, cares for patients at Quin­cy Med­ical Group as a nurse prac­ti­tion­er in our Inter­ven­tion­al Spine and Joint Well­ness depart­ment. Jor­dan shares what inspired her career path, empha­siz­ing her pas­sion for help­ing oth­ers and her desire to make a tan­gi­ble impact on patients’ lives. 

Lisa Knuff­man, ANP-BC, AOC­NP, shares her jour­ney of becom­ing a nurse prac­ti­tion­er inspired by her per­son­al con­nec­tion to can­cer. With over 15 years at QMG, she has become a ded­i­cat­ed and trust­ed oncol­o­gy care provider, moti­vat­ed by the expe­ri­ence of sup­port­ing a close friend through leukemia. 

As men age, the prostate can enlarge, increas­ing the risk of con­di­tions such as benign pro­sta­t­ic hyper­pla­sia (BPH), pro­sta­ti­tis, and prostate can­cer. Prostate can­cer can spread if not detect­ed ear­ly. To main­tain prostate health, reg­u­lar exer­cise, a healthy diet, weight man­age­ment, quit­ting tobac­co, and reg­u­lar screen­ings are recommended. 

The Amer­i­can Can­cer Soci­ety reports that 1 in 9 men will be diag­nosed with prostate can­cer in their life­time. For­tu­nate­ly, if caught ear­ly, prostate can­cer is among the most treat­able types. Annu­al screen­ings are impor­tant for ear­ly detection.