A patient-centered Nurse Practitioner with 11 years in experience in acute and chronic medical disease management. I strive to connect and empathize with patients to help address their health and social needs. I multi-task because I enjoy the rewarding feeling of a completed project and the outcome it resonates.My current goal is to improve health outcomes at a macroscopic level by learning the clinical applications of translational research methodologies and advanced leadership skills in the Doctorate Nursing Practice at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston (Class of 2023).My current interests include geriatric medicine, hospital at home program, integrated health care, and skills building for advanced leadership.My leadership journey can be summarized in this six word story: Listening with empathy I lead effectually.My goal is to better understand and apply the key concepts from authors on transformational leadership: resilience, high functioning teams, the level five leader, vulnerability, empathy, double loop learning as a leader, inward reflexivity.