Nurse Practitioner in Residency Profile – Krishna Kothary

Meet Krishna Kothary, a Nurse Practitioner in Residency at CHC, Inc. ! 

–          Can you tell us a bit about your educational background?

University of Iowa – Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Global Health Minor; Johns Hopkins University – Masters of Science in Nursing & Masters of Public Health

–          What about joining CHC most excites you?

To be around a group of passionate individuals working for the same cause!

–          If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather be _____________?

I would be playing slots at the casino until I win the lottery and then travel, travel, travel!

–          What musical artist currently dominates your iPod?

I admit it, I downloaded a bunch of Whitney in her memory.

–          Do you have a unique talent?

I’m not a musical, artistic or dancing prodigy but I can change from an American to Indian accent and vice versa at the flick of a switch.

–          What is your favorite sports team?

Nada.  

–          What is your current favorite movie?

I recently saw the Lorax and loved it!

–          What is your dream job?

My dream job is one that allows me to combine my clinical and public health interests where I get to see patients part time and develop/coordinate programs to address the social determinants of health that affect that my patients… dreaming even more I would also say working with MSF or as an NP abroad, or empowering foreign nurses through education.  

–          What is one thing you would like the CHC team to know about you?

Chocolate solves all problems.

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