
College of Nursing alumna pays it forward with a nursing scholarship, crediting her education at RUSH for her gratifying career
The Rush Women Mentoring Program fosters professional development and a sense of community and collaboration among women faculty at Rush University. In this series, we highlight program mentors and mentees and learn more about how mentoring has impacted them.
Adriana Bermeo-Ovalle, MD, associate professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush Medical College, joined Rush in 2017.
I am an associate professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences. I hold board certification in neurology, central clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy. I am also the director of the electroencephalography laboratory. My areas of research interest include sudden death in epilepsy, psychiatric co-morbidities in epilepsy, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures and electroencephalography.
I want to make life better for people with epilepsy, and I am so fortunate to be able to work toward this goal every day in my clinic and the EEG lab.
My team at the Rush Epilepsy Center is like no other. I am proud to work beside them every day.
Mentoring is key for professional growth and success. Mentors don’t need to be in your immediate vicinity.
Find a topic or field that excites you and keeps you keep going every day, then stick to it. A good team makes all the difference.
I spend most of my free time with my kids and my family. I also run weekly with a group of amazing people who keep me motivated and moving.