Jessica Abene BSN, RN is a first-year PhD student at Penn Nursing. She is interested in researching how nutrition can impact cancer treatment and oncology patient outcomes. Abene is a part of the Hillman Scholars Nursing Innovation BSN to PhD program at Penn Nursing. Before entering her PhD coursework, she completed a fellowship as a bedside oncology RN at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. This hands-on experience gave Abene a new perspective on patient care and insight into her research.
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Jessica Abene, BSN, RN
- PhD Student, Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, Penn Nursing
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