Her Story
About Krystal
Krystal Robichaux works in military clinical research, having begun volunteer efforts at the Fort Bragg Research Institute around 2023 before starting officially in February 2025. Her career in military medicine includes prior roles as a healthcare technician in family medicine and work in the emergency department with the sexual assault program. She earned a master's degree in health education and behavior from the University of Florida and is a certified health education specialist, with her bachelor's degree completed later in life. Currently, she abstracts data for cancer research projects, supporting analysis and next steps in cancer and military medicine. Robichaux values hard work and purposeful efforts to improve healthcare for military service members and their dependents. She advises focusing on one task at a time, describing it as a brick-by-brick approach, and encourages young women in the field to learn and apply knowledge in ways that make sense to them.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Krystal
01What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Focus on one thing at a time, one project, one sentence at a time. It's a brick-by-brick situation, like Rome wasn't built in one day. I channel my dad's advice for moral, ethical, and work questions.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Pay attention, learn what you can, but do it in a way that makes sense to you. Figure out a way that you and your perspective understands and do things your own way, especially as a female in a male-dominated military medical field.
03What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Challenges include needing a lot of patience because timelines and waiting on things is difficult. Opportunities are endless because research is the foundation of everything in healthcare, science, and other fields, with always new projects to explore as the human body is ever-changing.
04What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Hard work and working with a purpose. Improving healthcare for military service members and their dependents is important to me.
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