MELISSA VANDERSCHOOR Jacoby

I am currently employed at Mercy Medical Center as an acute care nurse practitioner with the Hospitalist group. I have two Bachelor's degrees from Mercy College, one in nursing and one in health care management. I have a master's degree in nursing and I am certified as an acute care nurse practitioner.
My husband Mike is a neurologist at Ruan Neurology Clinic and Neuroscience Center in Des Moines. He went to medical school in Kansas City (his hometown), did his residency at the University of Iowa and landed in Des Moines after that.
Maddie has a degree in human physiology from the University of Iowa. She is now working on a nursing degree and is engaged to her boyfriend from high school, Paul.
Simone is in her second year of medical school at UMKC.
Pierce is finishing his freshman year of high school and has an interest in engineering.
We work hard and enjoy spending time with family and traveling.