The closing event of the Best Nurse campaign at the Riga Castle on 31 January 2020. From the left: Egils Levits, President of Latvia, Andra Levite, the First Lady who was the patron of the campaign, RSU student Madara Blumberga, and Arkādijs Suharenko, Chairman of the Board of the Rietumu Banka Charity Fund. Photo: Ilmārs Znotiņš (Chancery of the President of Latvia)
After graduating from high school Blumberga wanted to become a doctor and enrolled in RSU in a state-funded study place. 'I didn’t pass a major oral exam in histology in the spring semester, however, and had to take academic leave and continue my studies a year later. During my academic leave, I enrolled in a college and became a nursing assistant. On 1 September, I started working as a nursing assistant at the Children’s Clinical University Hospital. When I got back to my regular studies in the spring, I realised that being a doctor was not the right profession for me, and I applied to study again in the summer, but this time to become a nurse. After three years of studying at the RSU Red Cross Medical College I enrolled in the University of Latvia where I got a Bachelor’s degree paediatric nursing. Then I worked for a year and after a short pause I began my Master's studies at RSU,' says Blumberga summing up her education.
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