Hello, my name is Alison Heiser and I am a 1st year junior in the Ohio State Nursing program. I currently work in our local hospital as an STNA, but I make sure to pay attention, so I have even more experience for school. My ultimate goal after graduating with my BSN is to go on to medical school and become a Psychiatrist. Being a doctor that studies the mind and helps people mentally, especially during episodes, is something I know I am good at. Even though I barely know what is going on in my head, I like to know how the brain works and why people think the way that they do. I also really like to help developmentally challenged kids because it makes me smile when I see them so happy. I love having a bond with autistic kids because they are so special and enjoyable to be around. Psychology has always been a huge knack of mine, but talk therapy was just not enough for me, so I decided I want to go all 8 years of school to do my dream job.

Of course I chose Ohio State because I have always wanted to be a buckeye, but I decided to go the nursing route instead of psychology because I think everyone should have a medical background of some sort. I have always been around the medical field growing up, due to my family medical history, I just did not know what I wanted to do. After switching my mind around multiple times, I realized I liked to help people no matter what, so why not pick the broadest spectrum? I can have a great job as a nurse while in medical school and they are skills I can carry with me the rest of my life. Since working in a hospital and going to nursing school, I have noticed that nursing is not an easy job, but I like challenges and I never give up because unfortunately, I am an over achiever and perfectionist. I am so excited to go on this pathway for my life, but I am also impatient and I am just ready to fast forward a little bit into the future.

My background begins in western Ohio in a small town of about 8,000 people called Saint Marys, Ohio. I lived there with the rest of my family for the first 18 years of my life. My husband and I, of 2 years, are high school sweethearts and when he joined the military, it moved us to Mansfield in central Ohio in 2018 and we just bought our first house there in Galion, Ohio in 2019. We have 2 dogs in our 3 bedroom house, a 2 year old golden doodle named Ollie and a 1 year old bulldog/beagle mix named Bruno. I had never been an animal person (still not really) until I found Bruno and he makes me feel all the emotions (haha). He can be annoying and does not listen or rambunctious, but he can also be sweet and happy while being funny and playful. He is basically me in dog form!

In my free time (if I get any), I like to do puzzles and spend time playing games with my husband. We are both very competitive, so it makes a lot of smiles and laughter. I honestly love going to school even if it stresses me out to the max because I like going and learning something new everyday. Maybe some day I will be ready to work all the time, but as of now, I like my schedule. One day I also hope to have kids, but we would prefer to wait until I am completely done with school or maybe even just the first degree. Everyday I pray that we continue on this fun and adventurous path because we have accomplished so much in 3 years and I cannot wait to see how successful we are with all our hopes and dreams accomplished. My favorite saying is “everything happens for a reason” because I know it’s not my plan, it’s God’s plan for me.