5 Second Rule Episode #49: “Celebrating International Infection Prevention Week With Carole Kamangu: From Aspirations of Becoming a Surgeon to Gaining Tenacity and Grit in Public Health”

This podcast hosted by APIC celebrates International Infection Prevention Week with guest Carole Kamangu. Carole is a nurse epidemiologist and infection prevention consultant who moved to the US in 2004 from the Democratic Republic of Congo and obtained her master’s in public health. Listen to her inspiring story of her initial aspiration to become a surgeon, followed by her move to the US, challenges in nursing school, and ultimately her success in the IP field. Listen to the IIPW episode.

Hosted by:

Lerenza Howard, MHA, CIC, LSSGB and Kelly Holmes, MS, CIC

Guest:

CAROLE W. KAMANGU

CAROLE W. KAMANGU, RN, MPH, CIC, CEO AND PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, DUMONTEL HEALTHCARE CONSULTING, LLC

Carole is the founder/CEO of Dumontel Healthcare Consulting, LLC, a Texas-based infection prevention and control firm, where she applies her leadership skills in project and program management, quality improvement, and strategic planning. She also serves as a consultant at APIC Consulting, Inc. She is the co-founder and current board secretary of Congo4Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization that serves schools in low-income communities of the DRC.