PBN 40 Under Forty 2023 Awards
Ara Millette | 37 | Director of talent acquisition, Lifespan Corp.
What have been the most significant changes in your industry in the last five years? Nursing has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic; nursing shortages have been pervasive and challenging to address. Stress from the pandemic, an aging workforce and diminished faculty to educate future nurses have caused the current nursing shortage. We are trying to rapidly innovate to recruit and retain the best and brightest nursing talent to deliver direct care at the bedside.
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What is the best advice you have ever received? Never stop learning. Whether it be reading the news, watching a documentary – whatever I have time for, even if it is something small – I try to learn something new every day.
Where do you see yourself in five years? I see myself working with others locally, regionally and nationally to help create better work environments for nurses.
What advice would you give your 22-year-old self? Go skydiving in your 20s, it’s a one-of-a-kind thrill!
What was your last streaming or cable binge watch? “The Arnold” docuseries on Netflix and he gave some great advice: “If you’re always hungry, you’re never really satisfied.”
Fox or MSNBC? NPR or The New York Times.
What led you to pursuing a career in your current industry? I was actually led to my field by a college roommate. I was undecided my freshman year and lived with a nursing major whose mom was also a nurse. Together, they convinced me that nursing was the right career for me.
