Persis Hope, FNP
BSN, Indiana University/Purdue University
MSN, Northeastern University
Persis is the Medical Director of the FMI, our Augusta clinic site.
It would be so much easier to write about the other people who work here, as they are often the reason I can smile when I get here. I could write about Nancy Zurbach who reads about war and loves her poodles, or Cheryl Seymour who stays up late making cakes for residents and, like me, knits during meetings. I could go on about John Woytowicz whose knowledge of herbs is astounding and who can tell the most delightful stories about his mother. And then there is Ann Byron who has worked here forever and takes care of everyone. And speaking of taking care of there is Karen Gershman who takes residents away to visit her house by the sea. If you were to ask these people about me they would probably say that Persis is usually eating, or laughing, or knitting, or all of the above. I am the one eating granola or the biggest salad you have ever seen. I am often delighted by my patients and so flattered that they continue to trust me with their health and their children's health. I often feel after a morning of seeing patients that I have just met with a bunch of old friends. Sandi Taker RN and Catherine Colby SW and I teach the home visit curriculum together, we have a lot of good home visit stories. When I am not here I am in my old farm house with my husband and various pets, or I might be sailing or skiing.