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WilmU Faculty Spotlight: From Juvenile Diabetes Patient to Compassionate Nurse Educator

Kathryn Leach Dr. Kathryn Leach will never forget the first time she had to give herself a shot — as a scared 15-year-old hospitalized with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes.  “I can feel my palms getting sweaty remembering that moment and how supportive the nurse was,” she says. “I think, from that point on, I knew I wanted to go into nursing.”  Thirty years later, Dr. Leach is…
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