Dear Hiring Manager,

I am an assistant professor at Shenandoah University and have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Zadok

Miller during his time at Shenandoah University. As his advisor I have gotten to know Zadok on a personal level

and have been able to advise him in extra curricular opportunities that have greatly augmented his learning through

varied experiences.

Zadok was instrumental in the initiation and organization of a major medical mission trip to Brazil during

his sophomore year of nursing school. Zadok was actively involved in raising 18 thousand dollars to fund 10

students and 2 faculty as well charting the John Wesley Medical mission boat to bring healthcare to medically

underserved villages along the Amazon River. Upon return Zadok shared his experiences with prospective students

and then worked diligently to ensure that this opportunity would continue to be available to future nursing students.

It is now an approved and recurring course offered at Shenandoah University.

During Zadoks junior year he was selected for a highly competitive Seminar focused on domestic

medically underserved populations that culminated in participation in the Remote Are Medical (RAM) in Wise

County Virginia. During the seminar portion the students spearheaded research projects into various underserved

populations that they then were tasked with presenting innovative solutions to their fellow classmates. The RAM

event allowed the students to be involved in the care of 2,100 medically underserved patients and assist in providing

$1,213,309 in services. Zadok expressed his admiration for the numbers of volunteers there to put the need of others

before themselves and how that truly embodies the nursing profession.

Finally in bringing together all of Zadoks nursing education and expanded perspectives on health he has

been able to found a debate team here at Shenandoah University for which he is the team captain. Zadok has put in

countless hours to ensure the success and growth of the debate team. After starting with 2 team members in the first

semester they were able to join the National educational debate association and in their first semester they placed 3rd

in both of the debates they participated in. By the second semester they expanded into 5 teams and Zadok lead the

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team to its first championship at Ball State University.

Through these past 4 years Zadok has greatly developed his

speaking and communication skills and this is highlighted with a 1st place overall speaker at Ball State University.

Zadok has exulted that debate has helped him approach situations from a more creative manner. To Zadok, debates

relates to nursing because if one can understand the ideology of a patient, on why something isnt being

accomplished such as diabetic diet adherence, then one can begin to understand where the patient is coming from

and where they are headed. Once one understands this vital perspective, interventions can be implemented to

optimally serve the patient. This is both important for patient education and advocacy for the patient.

Combining these experiences with Zadoks strong character and leadership skills I believe make for an ideal

nurse and team member. He has shown great initiative during his 4 years here at Shenandoah University, and has

ensured that he has an exceptionally well-rounded education that will undoubtedly set him up to be successful in the

highly evolving field of nursing.

In closing I highly recommend Zadok for the position he is applying to. Please feel free to contact me with

any questions regarding Zadok.

Sincerely,
Naomi E Pitcock

Naomi E. Pitcock DNP, RN, APHN

Assistant Professor
Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing
Shenandoah University
Office 246 HPB
1775 N. Sector Court
Winchester, VA 22601

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