Fatou's Journey: A New Day Has Dawned

Dr. Christine E. Weeks is a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) who is passionate about improving the care of populations through public health, education, process improvement and research. This is evidenced by the Pauline W. Brown Diversity Scholarship Award for excellence in multicultural scholarship she received. She received this award for her work “Factors Influencing Self Care Behaviors of African American Adults with Type 2 Diabetes”at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).
Dr. Weeks began her professional life as an accountant and a schoolteacher. Her background in accounting allowed her to work internationally as the West African Area Director/Chief Financial Officer for a multi-billion dollar off-shore oil drilling company in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. She taught elementary, middle and high schools in NYC, Abidjan, Douala, Cameroun, and Raleigh, NC. Dr. Weeks also lent her excellence in teaching to the nursing profession by preparing North Carolina’s nursing students for practice, didactically and clinically. While in both Abidjan and Douala, Dr. Weeks was instrumental in developing and implementing projects for HIV/AIDS clinics and community education with HOPE Worldwide.
Since returning to live in the United States in 1999, Dr. Weeks has earned both a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)/Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). As an FNP, Dr. Weeks has served in retail health and several NC state agencies to include the prison, public and mental health systems, and nursing education. She volunteered at the Wake County Urban Ministry’s Open-Door Clinic for several years as both an RN and FNP and now volunteers with Dress for Success - Going Places Network, coaching unemployed and underemployed women to gain professional skills. Dr. Weeks currently serves as a member of the Alliance Medical Ministry Community/Patient Advisory Committee. She most recently attained the coveted Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, which is internationally recognized, scoring in the “above target” category.