Favorite Quote

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks continually; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

-1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Dr. Mayche Vang-Kue is a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner currently working in community mental health outpatient services and partial hospitalization programs with New Oakland Family Centers in Centerline and Warren, Michigan. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 2009 and worked on medical/surgical units and in homecare settings before specializing in psychiatric nursing in 2012. Dr. Vang-Kue obtained her Master of Science in Nursing in 2019 and Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2023 from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Her doctoral project entitled, “Improving Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Among the Hmong,” focused on implementing Mental Health First Aid to Hmong adult church leaders in the local Metro Detroit area. The abstract for this project has been accepted to present at three nursing conferences while the manuscript has been recently published in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.

Dr. Vang-Kue’s passion for nursing was fueled by her own experiences as a cancer patient during her adolescent years. The care received from those nurses nurtured a special relationship and trust, easing the stress and hardship of undergoing cancer treatment. Experiencing this unique connection of care in nursing, she chose to commit her life to the profession. With 15 years of nursing experience, she now focuses her career on improving mental health services; advocating for underserved and underrepresented communities, like the Hmong; and giving back to the nursing profession. She is a current member of the Hmong Nurses Association’s Board of Directors and is a clinical preceptor for graduate nursing students. Through her work, Dr. Vang-Kue hopes to continue educating others about the mental health needs of the Hmong community and building the next generation of nurses.