This episode is about “From being a Korean immigrant to a national nurse practitioner leader🇰🇷/ How to become a leader as a non-native speaker.”
In this episode, I welcomed my deeply admired colleague, Dr. Sun Jones.
Dr. Jones is a family nurse practitioner (FNP) in Arizona. She obtained her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees from Arizona State University. Dr. Jones is an associate professor at the University of Phoenix and also practices as an NP at a family practice office.
Although she grew up in Korea and had to overcome the language barrier, she has been recognized as one of the distinguished clinicians and faculty members in the U.S. and received the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Fellowship award, which is one of the highest honors NPs can receive.
Dr. Jones holds multiple leadership roles, including Arizona State Liaison for the AANP and Executive Director/President of the Korean American Nurses Foundation.
Dr. Jones spoke about how she overcame the fear of the language barrier as an immigrant and built an outstanding NP career in the U.S.
What you will learn:
✅How Dr Jones started her nursing career
✅What made Dr Jones pursue an NP career
✅Pros and cons of being an NP
✅What Dr Jones likes about being faculty
✅What it means to be an AANP fellow and what it takes to become one
✅What does Dr. Jones do for the Korean community in Arizona
✅How Dr Jones overcame the language barrier and became one of the distinguished NP leaders in the U.S.
✅Advice for international students who want to be an NP
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About ME:
Hi I’m Miki Miura, DNP, APRN, FNP-C👋
I’m a family nurse practitioner (FNP) in Hawaii, USA.
I was born and raised in Japan🇯🇵. I moved to the U.S. to become an NP when I was 25 years old after working as a registered nurse in Japan✈️
English is my second language, and becoming an NP in the U.S. as a foreign-born international student wasn’t easy. But, I was able to achieve my dream as well as many dreams that I couldn’t even imagine before, which include being awarded the State Award for Excellence for the State of Hawaii by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2024🏆
My mission is to empower nurses from all over the world to achieve their dreams of building successful and fulfilling nurse practitioner careers✨
One of my mottoes is “WORK HARD, PLAY HARD” (which, by the way, is my favorite phrase I learned from American culture😄). While I see patients at two clinical practices, run an online coaching business, and do many other things, I surf three to four times a week🏄♀️ and go on a vacation every three to four months🏝️
This ideal work-life balance is possible for you….if you learn how to study/work smart!!!💪
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