Hello there. I am a nursing student and I’ve worked at a doctors office as a medical assistant, which, of course it required us going out to the waiting room and calling names so at the start it bothered me but the more anxiety the more stress from the job, the more I stuttered basically. It started with names like Teresa and Dolores that were difficult for me and even names I never imagined would be hard as a healthcare worker. I was also embarrassed because I feel like looking stupid, or in capable of saying a name fluently definitely brings our ego down There are times, where even saying the name Lisa was difficult for me, and it just makes no sense in my brain. Sometimes I would need to do a mouth or facial grimace to say the name or I would have to actually stutter on the name which, of course is never fun it’s definitely motivating to see that there are a lot of healthcare workers that also have a stutter and continue to work towards your goal, or towards their career path. I also just had to disclose to my clinical instructor over text message that I have a stutter and basically explaining that I just need sometimes longer time to talk to speak my mind. She literally only replied OK no problem. I would love to talk to you more if you want to, of course. It’s always nice to be able to talk to a fellow healthcare worker that understands how it feels to have a stutter.