Monday, June 2, 2014

A teacher for the toughest times: Caren Waller is an educator at Rady Children's Hospital

Caren Waller (Photo courtesy UT San Diego)
IN THE NEWS: For more than 20 years, Caren Waller, has been teaching at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego. She does everything from read stories to patients to communicate with school districts about how to best serve injured or ill students. When she first started, she was one of three educators who would push a cart around from room to room. Now, there are six teachers and five assistants working from multiple classrooms throughout the hospital.

Waller, a Leucadia resident who attended Patrick Henry High School, tells us about her unique teaching position. Read more from UT San Diego»