Patti has worked as a team member for IACC since November 2004.She currently works as an ACNP/Physician Extender managing the care of hospitalized patients as well as follow-up care in the office.

Education

•  Master’s Degree in Nursing/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  Specialties in Cardiology and Diabetes management
  May 2009
  University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
•  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  August 2007
  Auburn University in Montgomery, AL
•  Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  June 1990
  Southern Union Community College, Opelika, AL

Licensure and Board Certification

•  Board Certified in Adult Acute Care
  By the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
•  Board Certified in Critical Care Nursing
  By the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)

Certifications and Memberships

•  Critical Care Registered Nurse Certification by AACN since 1992
•  Employed in the Critical Care division of Nursing for over 14 years prior to joining IACC in November of 2004
•  Advanced educational training in Cardiology and Diabetes Management
•  Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
•  Member of the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
•  Member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses