Erin Joy Bjorge is the Dean of the Buntain School of Nursing at Northwest University in Kirkland, WA. Erin-Joy has been a nurse for over 30 years and a nurse educator for 25 years at the baccalaureate level. She is a Certified Nurse Educator and a Certified Online Instructor. Erin Joy's passion in nursing are global health and transcultural nursing. She recently completed her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Educational Leadership. Her research measured the impact of a required cultural immersion experience on cultural competence among baccalaureate nursing students. She has travelled extensively and her most recent presentations were in Cuba and Kazakhstan.