Spotlight

Carol Hoffman, APRN

Weisskopf Center

How long have you worked in Pediatrics?   I have worked in the UofL Department of Pediatrics for 8 years, but I have taught and worked in pediatrics for a total of 40 years

What is your favorite thing about your job?  I love the patients and their families! I want to help them in any way that I am able.  

What is your hometown? Louisville

What is your favorite movie? Holiday Inn

Tell us about your family:   I am single, and have two wonderful brothers and a sister, nieces,  great-nieces and nephews, and friends.  

Do you have pets? (If yes, what kind? How many?)  I have one dog, Lucy, and four cats.

What are you doing, where are you going, for your next vacation?  Still in planning stages.

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?  Nurse

What is one of your proudest accomplishments?  Graduating from college – I was the first in my family.

What is your favorite quote?  “Growing older, but not up” -- Jimmy Buffet

What was your first job?  Clerk-typist

What is your favorite ice cream?  Chocolate chip