P.J. graduated from Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand, with a B.S. in nursing and a midwife certificate in 1978. P.J. worked in the University Hospital and then served as a public health nurse for the Bangkok Thailand Health Department. She also worked as a medical/surgical nurse in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and again as a public health nurse for the Khmer Rouge Refugees at the Thailand-Cambodia border. P.J. came to work in the USA 15 years ago and though jobs were offered to her in many states, she decided on North Carolina - flying into the state along with Hurricane Hugo! She worked for Durham Regional Hospital in a variety of fields, including medicine, labor and delivery, home health, internal medicine, and most recently case management. She joined the Triage Nurse team at Duke Student Health in September 2003 and believes students deserve the best quality of care. She strives to be a student advocate by providing health services and education to help students maintain their wellbeing.