I am a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with more than 40 years of health care experience. I began my medical career in 1981, after graduating from Northeast Louisiana University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. I earned a Master of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Texas at Tyler in 1998. The following year, I completed a Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Program at the University of Texas at Arlington. At UTA, I was awarded the “University Scholar for Superior Academic Achievement” award for excellence in both academic and clinical practice. Since completing board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 1999, I have practiced in Tyler, Texas. My practice has focused in the area of internal medicine.