Kimberly Joo, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC has over 30 years experience as a pediatric nurse. For the first 17 years, she worked as a bedside RN in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). During this time, she and her husband raised three boys. Kim earned a master’s degree and a certificate in nursing graduate education. She has 13 years of experience as a nurse educator.

Kim has worked at Wright State University (WSU) where she taught undergraduate and graduate nursing students for 7 years. She was the director of WSU’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) Primary Care program for 3 years while earning her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. She also taught pathophysiology at the undergraduate level and graduate-level pharmacology as well as in the PNP program at The Ohio State University (OSU). During the time she was teaching, she also practiced as a PNP in the urgent care at Dayton Children’s Hospital.

In 2020, Kim became the lead advanced practice provider for the Urgent Care and Kids Express at Dayton Children’s Hospital. Currently, she leads a group of 30 nurse practitioners. She previously taught in the Health Athlete program in the College of Nursing at OSU. In addition, Kim volunteers as an item writer for the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board’s Primary Care Updates. She is also a mentor for evidence-based practice (EBP) at The Fuld National Institute for EBP where she reviews EBP certification applications. Kim previously served as Treasurer of the Ohio Chapter from 2022-2024.