Diane Petrie has been a Family Nurse Practitioner at Children’s Mercy Kansas City since 2012, specializing in Pediatric Infectious Diseases since 2016. She is a graduate of the MATEC HIV Clinician Scholars Program and is certified as an HIV Specialist. Diane also completed a Diploma in International Medicine and Public Health through INMED, which included a five-week rotation in rural Ghana. She is pursuing a Master’s degree in International Health, set to graduate in May 2026. Her interests include adolescent HIV, global health, refugee care, travel medicine, and preventing adolescent sexually transmitted infections. Diane lives south of Kansas City with her husband, Sean, and their three children, enjoying outdoor activities and traveling together. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, water activities, and gardening.
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One Prayer, Many Villages: A Closing Reflection on Service-learning and Faith
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Continue ReadingCommunity Health Empowerment: Building from What Is Already There
One of the central frameworks guiding my work during this service-learning experience is Community Health Evangelism (CHE), which we will […]
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My time with the hill-tribe Karen people of Northern Thailand has been one of the most meaningful parts of this […]
Continue ReadingHealthcare in Thailand: Progress, Paradox, and the Call to Continual Learning
One of the most striking lessons from my time in Thailand has been learning about the remarkable transformation of the […]
Continue ReadingClosing our Chapter in Bang Khla
As our time in Bang Khla came to a close, I was reminded that endings are often layered with gratitude, […]
Continue ReadingEquipping Others to Save Lives
One of the service-learning requirements for INMED is to provide on-site teaching in a relevant healthcare topic. I had anticipated […]
Continue ReadingRest and Renewal are Learning
Service learning is often imagined as constant work — long clinic days, continuous learning, and pouring oneself out in service. […]
Continue ReadingEvery Patient Comes in for Something
One of the most formative lessons in my early nursing education came from our nursing lab instructor, Rhonda Smith. She […]
Continue ReadingI Just Wanted to Know the Truth
Last Friday in clinic, we encountered a patient who is quietly reframing my understanding of what it means to practice […]
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