Akamo sees DNP education as an opportunity for her community and her heritage
Working as a nurse in multiple settings while earning her doctor of nursing practice at Temple, Abiola Akamo is making the direct impact on people’s health that she wants to make.
“I always knew I wanted to work with people. I knew I wanted to work with my hands. And I wanted a job that challenged my thinking,” says Akamo, who is finishing her second year in Temple’s doctor of nursing practice program, with support from the J. Russell Fawley Annual Scholarship. “Nursing is active and humanistic. We're constantly with people. On top of what you learn science-wise, and...