Elijah Dut

“My grandmother’s compassion inspired me to become a nurse.”

Elijah was always passionate about learning, but felt college was never an option for him. Until age 7, he was raised by his grandmother, who helped the people in their Ugandan village by using traditional medicines to treat their illnesses and ease their pain. His grandmother inspired him to be compassionate and to be a lifelong learner.

Elijah earned his master’s degree as a family nurse practitioner in 2012. While in college, he worked part time in a nursing home not only to earn money, but also as a way of honoring his grandmother. There, he learned that patients were his best teachers, and that they deserved to be treated with care and respect.

Elijah is now working with the Pulmonary Health Physician Associates as a Nurse Practitioner. He is grateful to On Point for all of its help, and especially for helping him with the funds necessary to pay for his RN and NP Boards.