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RW: How did you get started in your academic
career?
Despite having a nursing diploma, and then
degree, I felt that I was not able to contribute RW: What are your experiences with and
my best to my patients’ care. Clinicians use observations about researching here at FON?
research data to manage and care for their
patients, and as a nurse, I felt I was not able to Since 2016-2017, I have been engaged with
contribute based on that. I realized some NurseCMU, and it all started with SEANERN
things that were being done routinely should [the Southeast and East Asian Nursing Educa-
not be routine, and I questioned that. My tion and Research Network; NurseCMU is the
supervisor said that if I thought this should not SEANERN Secretariat]. I was nominated to
be done, then why not do a quality improve- represent NUS at SEANERN by my supervisor.
ment project on it. That's when I did my first The people here at NurseCMU are very moti-
systematic review which was published in the vated, they know their craft very well, and they
JBI database. are inspiring people. They are so connected.
People are very well-informed, and there is
RW: How does your work keep you involved never any miscommunication. It is probably
with the international nursing scholar because people are passionate about what
community? they do. Also, I think they have inspiring lead-
ers, and they are so hospitable.
As an academic, in any country or university,
we know that collaborations are key, and a RW: When was your last visit to Chiang Mai?
backbone of any academic career. I am very And can we expect you again in the near
fortunate that because of my research future?
program, especially the studies I have done,
researchers across the globe reach out to me. It was the last SEANERN meeting, I think,
I can give you an example with the Faculty of 2018; that’s when I visited. And I’m sincerely
Nursing at Chiang Mai University. I have just hoping that I can visit CMU very, very soon. I’m
concluded a big international project on how hoping that our SEANERN group will have a
nursing education was affected during COVID. face-to-face meeting, and I tell you, I’ll be the
This was a project involving like-minded first one hopping on a plane and visiting
people. We shared ideas, everyone came on Chiang Mai.
board, and we have just published that study in
Nurse Education Today. It’s beautiful how my
research program keeps me involved with
like-minded international scholars across the
globe.
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