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Kristina Iligan, MSN, MPH
Program Specialist - ARIA Guide Program
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Kristina Iligan, MSN, MPH
Global Pediatric Medicine
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
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Education
BSN - University of Florida MSN - Johns Hopkins University MPH - Johns Hopkins University
Short Biography
Kristina Iligan completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Florida (UF) in 2017 and worked as a registered nurse on a bone marrow transplant unit at UF Health for two years. With a drive to work in the global health field, she moved to Baltimore, Maryland to pursue her Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Public Health degrees at Johns Hopkins University. Kristina completed this dual degree program in December 2020 along with a Global Health certificate.
After graduate school, she has been working as a research nurse for malignant hematology clinical trials at the University of Florida, coordinating research participants' care to hopefully advance cancer treatment and interventions for patients with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma.
As a child of Filipino immigrants, Kristina has always been passionate about global health equity. From listening to her parents' and grandmothers' stories to personally experiencing the stark contrast between the health system in the Philippines and the United States, she is dedicated to work for actionable and sustainable change that ensures health equity around the globe.
Kristina is incredibly honored and excited to be a part of St. Jude's Department of Global Pediatric Medicine team and feels like their goal closely aligns with her own. St. Jude is a world-renowned organization doing pivotal work for children with cancer everywhere, regardless of where they live, and the opportunity to work here is a wonderful blessing.