About
Mikal was born and raised on a ranch in South Dakota, where her first job was at a nursing home. This experience sparked her interest in rural healthcare as she wanted to help ensure the highest quality of care to all patients, regardless of where they reside. Mikal has been a nurse practitioner for 15 years, providing care in emergency departments and urgent cares clinics in rural Iowa for 13 years. She enjoys working in ACHS’s urgent care and emergency department, where every day is different and challenging.