JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As Florida faces a growing healthcare worker shortage, two Army veterans are proving that service doesn’t stop after leaving the military.
Karen and Jean Kirsten — identical twin sisters and former Army officers — are now preparing for careers in medicine at Nova Southeastern University’s Jacksonville campus through the school’s Military to Medicine pathway program.
After years of military service, overseas deployments and one life-changing cancer diagnosis, the sisters are beginning a new chapter together: training to become Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants, also known as CAAs…