Patti Taylor Nursing Scholarship award recipient

Breanna Morales is a third year bachelor’s student at the UCLA School of Nursing and currently a cadet in Air Force ROTC, a program that prepares and trains its members to commission into the Air Force. Morales was inspired to first become a nurse at seven years old when she was admitted into the hospital for perioperative care for a right elbow surgery. This was her first interaction with a nurse, whose care and compassion left a lasting mark on Morales. During her last year of high school, Morales decided she wanted to join the Air Force because she wanted serve our country’s troops and keep our country safe and free. Says Morales, “I wanted to be part of the team who provided care for the people who do everything to ensure our safety, and to give back to those who give their lives for my safety and freedom, as well as wanted to be part of the force who ensured and established the freedom and safety of the entire country.” Combining both her passion and compassion to serve her country and patients, Morales plans to join the Air Force as a registered nurse and serve in the Air Force as a trauma nurse.

The Patti Taylor Nursing Scholarship was established in 2014 by Operation Mend founder Ronald A. Katz in honor of faculty member Patti Taylor for her dedication to the nursing profession, Operation Mend and the military service members she serves.

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