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Diary of a Non-trad  At what age did you realize you were getting old? Maybe it’s not a certain age but a specific moment in life that causes an “Oh Hell, I’m Freaking Old” realization.  Perhaps it’s the moment you let out an involuntary grunt as you got off the couch or maybe it was the sudden urge to snag multiple packs of crackers from a restaurant. Maybe all it took is one look in the mirror to notice a random hair growing off the bridge of your nose. Heck, it could even be a combination of multiple things or…

In honor of National Surgical Technology Week, Laura P. Ortiz, an adjunct instructor in Del Mar College’s Surgical Tech program, interviews a recent graduate now working in the field locally.  Alicen Grimes, Certified Surgical Technologist at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, has always had a caring heart when it came to children and animals. Even though she came from a family of nurses, she felt that becoming a surgical technologist in the operating room was a more interesting career choice for her.   “I’m extremely interested in helping the ones that can’t help themselves, like children and animals,” she said. “A lot…