“On Top of her World” An interview with Jihann Thoney


Thursday June 1, 2017


1) Can you tell me something about yourself? Family, education? Here is the story of my journey so far in this wonderful thing called Life. My name is Dr. Jihann Thoney, born in Manila in 1977. This year marks my 40 th birthday and I am excited to share my life story with you. My mother Eleanor and maternal family originates from a small town called San Juan in Ternate, Cavite, (started migrating to the US since the 1980s)and my father Dave and paternal family hails from Mindanao. I have 2 younger sisters Hadith and Raiza. Part of my early childhood was in San Juan, but my teenage and college years were spent in Manila. I graduated from Santa Catalina High School, an all girls catholic school in Manila. Since high school I dreamt of a career serving the sick and needy. After high school, I was accepted at the University of Santo Tomas College Of Nursing where I finished my Bachelor’s Degree in 1997. After nursing school I met the love of my life, Shane Thoney and migrated to the US in 1999. As a registered nurse in California, I had worked in different clinical settings including the acute hospital and long term care. Between 2003-2005, I went to grad school and pursued the degree of Master of Science in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner, graduating Magna Cum Laude at University of Phoenix, in the state of Arizona. As a Nurse Practitioner, I chose the specialty of Geriatrics and Pulmonology since 2006 up to the present. When I am not studying or working I enjoy traveling. I have been to over 30 countries around the world and 28 states together with my husband and son. The time spent with my family, learning the culture...... Read more on Full Issue!



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