Sarah Sammons

“Service is in Sarah Sammons’ DNA.”

After graduating from high school a year early, she joined the Air Force where she spent the next six years at military bases and military hospitals around the country. She received training as a field medic while in the service and started to pursue her nursing education before separating from the military. 

But that’s not where her love of healthcare originated. When she was young, her mother was in a bad car accident that changed everything.

“She lost her job after the accident,” said Sarah Sammons. “Our whole world was turned upside do​wn. By the time I was in fifth grade, she had multiple major surgeries, and I learned to become a caretaker."

Her role caring for her mother showed her the power and strength of a caregiver and ultimately guided her to a career in nursing.

“I love everything about nursing. I’ve been a nurse for over eight years now. There is always something that’s intriguing and unexpected. It’s an opportunity to help people.”

And she has done that in many areas of healthcare. Since the military, she helped patients in numerous fields from an RN Supervisor at a skilled living facility, to a charge nurse in a critical access hospital, to working in the ICU, and most recently working in the ED at a Level 1 Trauma Center in downtown Atlanta. 

Her most recent experience showed her some of the challenges in healthcare and how her role as a nurse—and now Nurse Practitioner—can make a difference.

“There is a deficit in healthcare. Working at a large urban medical center, I saw a large homeless population. I saw the need. When looking for a residency, I sought out programs that addressed underserved populations.”

NoGAPP proved to be a perfect fit. Filling an important need by providing a residency program and being able to continue her career of service.

“When I found this program, it was two things I was looking for in one. Even today, I think—this is too good to be true!” "