Charlottesville is home to many dedicated and hardworking nurses who make a difference in their patient’s lives every day. One of those nurses is Rachel Brown, who supports patients with cancer or blood disorders in UVA’s acute hematology/oncology and stem cell transplant clinic. Brown was recently recognized with a 2023 DAISY award, a nomination-based national honor given to nurses who provide extraordinary compassionate care. Brown, who recently took a break from work to get married (her now-husband is a UVA med student—talk about a romance), shared her honeymoon plans, favorite restaurant, and hottest take.
Name: Rachel Brown.
Age: 26.
Pronouns: She/Her.
Hometown: Crozet.
Job: RN at UVA Medical Center on the acute hematology/oncology and stem cell transplant units.
First job: Babysitting.
Favorite thing about being a nurse: My patients and their loved ones. I love hearing all the stories they tell me.
Best thing about living here: The mountains!! And the wine.
Worst thing: Never having lived in a new place.
Favorite restaurant: Pineapples Thai or Duners.
Bodo’s order: BLT light mayo on a plain bagel or plain cream cheese on a plain bagel (gotta stick with the basics).
Who is your hero: Michelle Obama.
Best advice you ever got: Nothing is impossible.
Proudest accomplishment: Finishing an ultramarathon.
Describe a perfect day: Wake up and go for a trail run to a pretty mountain summit, grab Albemarle Baking Company breakfast, take lunch to a winery for the afternoon, and end up at Potter’s for live music at night.
If you could be reincarnated as a person or thing, what would you be: A dog living at a mountain lake house getting to ride a boat and go for hikes every day.
If you had three wishes, what would you wish for: A long and
happy life with my soulmate, to be able to control the weather, to always have loved ones in my corner.
Do you have any pets: No 🙁 maybe a puppy soon-ish.
Favorite movie or show: “Law and Order SVU” or “New Girl.”
Favorite medical show or movie: “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Favorite book: The Kite Runner.
What are you listening to right now: Lewis Capaldi, U2, Noah Kahan, or Zac Bryan.
Go-to karaoke song: Taylor Swift, “Love Story.”
Celebrity crush: Michael B. Jordan.
Most used app on your phone: Instagram.
Last text you sent: Maybe we pop in and pop out?
Most used emoji: White heart.
Subject that causes you to rant: People’s driving abilities or my
husband.
Best journey you ever went on: Switzerland, the most beautiful place in the world.
Next journey: Honeymoon to Puerto Rico.
Favorite curse word: Stupid ass (especially when driving).
Hottest take: Netflix originals, especially the rom-coms, are trash but phenomenal, and I will watch every single one.
What have you forgotten today:
Car key.