Jacob Kigo Kariuki KRCHN, BScN,holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from University of Eastern Africa, Baraton. After his graduation in 2008 he worked as a staff nurse at Coast Provincial General Hospital in Kenya, before joining P.C.E.A Tumutumu School of Nursing in December 2009 where he worked as a nurse tutor. At Tumutumu, he worked closely with the deputy principal, Irene Ndigirigi, to foster the service learning and research partnership with UMASS Boston. In that capacity he helped develop community outreach activities and continued the work of the Afya Njema project throughout the year. In 2011 he began his doctoral studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston and is enrolled in the PhD program in Population Health. He serves as the US coordinator for the Kenya Heart and Sole Afya Njema project and recently completed a five week Clinical Observation program at the Center for Nursing Excellence, Brigham and Women’s Hospital.