Practice Programs
A commitment to practice is deeply embedded in the fabric of our college.
The UT Health Science Center College of Nursing has a national reputation for preparing top-notch practitioners and integrating practice as a key element of our mission. From professional entry through doctoral education, from operating rooms to primary care clinics, and from rural communities to big cities, our faculty members are forging new pathways in the delivery of health care. Our practice sites are quite varied, representing the background and preparation of faculty and staff who engage in faculty practice.
Department of Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention
Dr. Ricketta Clark's faculty practice in gastroenterology at Regional One Health provides specialized care for underserved patients in the Mid-South area with digestive system disorders such as GERD, inflammatory bowel disease, liver disorders, and gastrointestinal cancers. As part of a level one trauma center, her clinical practice integrates clinical care with teaching and research. Dr. Clark collaborates with an interprofessional team, including social workers, physicians, and pharmacists, to optimize health outcomes for all.Ìý Her holistic approach emphasizes individualized treatment plans that address medical conditions, lifestyle factors, and various social drivers of health impacting gastrointestinal well-being.Ìý
Dr. Laura Reed is an Associate Professor in the DNP FNP concentration as well as the Director of Special Academic Programs.Ìý She has practiced in a wide variety of primary care settings including end-stage renal disease, transplantation, and internal medicine. She currently practices as part of the Rural Health Initiatives/Mobile Health team where her practice focuses on complex chronic disease prevention and management. Dr. Reed is an expert clinician who is recognized nationally as a content expert and leader.
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Dr. Nina K. Sublette is a family nurse practitioner at The University of Tennessee-Regional One Physicians Group’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine clinic. Specializing in perinatal HIV, she provides comprehensive care for pregnant women living with HIV. She provides extensive HIV education and counseling and serves as an advocate for patients as they navigate pregnancy, delivery, and care of their HIV-exposed infants. She is responsible for the initiation and management of antiretroviral therapy. In addition to comprehensive prenatal care, she provides gynecological care and contraception management for women living with HIV. Dr. Sublette has been a co-investigator for multiple NIH perinatal and neonatal clinical trials and a health care provider for this specialty population since 1999.Ìý
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Department of Acute and
Tertiary Care
Dr. Jordan Isaac practices as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist in several clinical settings in the Mid-South. Dr Isaac has spent the past 10 years in the Methodist Healthcare System providing anesthesia for surgical and labor/delivery patients. He has also spent time practicing in surgery centers including Semmes-Murphy, Conrad/Pearson urology center, Methodist Germantown, and Campbell Clinic.Ìý
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Department of Community and Population Health
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Dr. Lisa Beasley's clinical practice is at the Wilder Youth Development Center in Somerville providing primary care and forensic nursing care to the residents. Wilder is a secure residential facility that provides long-term treatment, education, and rehabilitation services for males aged 14 to 18 who have been committed to state custody for various offenses by the Juvenile Court. Dr. Beasley’s focus is to serve underserved and rural communities in her practice. She also presents monthly educational health topics to the youth and the nursing staff at Wilder.Ìý
Dr. Diana Dedmon is Director of Clinical Affairs for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing and serves as principal investigator for a $3.98 million, four-year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant that funds a Nursing Mobile Health Unit serving two rural West Tennessee counties, Lake and Lauderdale. She also recently received an additional $3.6 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to establish a second Mobile Health Unit in Dyer Hardeman, and Haywood counties, further expanding access to care in underserved communities. Dr. Dedmon’s faculty practice centers on the mobile health unit, where she provides primary care and forensic nursing services to residents of these counties.Ìý
Regional One Health is the only hospital in Memphis where Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) practice. Meghan Madea practices full-scope midwifery through one outpatient clinical day each week at either the Hollywood Primary Care Clinic, East Women’s Clinic, or Regional One Outpatient Clinic. She also takes one Labor and Delivery shift per month. Her clinical practice includes well-woman gynecology, contraception, and obstetrical care. This Midwifery practice is the primary clinical training site for the UT Health Science Center’s midwifery students.Ìý
Dr. Michelle Rickard has been a member of the General Pediatrics/Hospitalist Team at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital for more than seven years. She continues to practice in this setting on her clinical practice days as a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. In this role, she provides high-quality, patient-and family-centered care to children of all ages with a wide variety of illnesses, injuries, and medical needs in the inpatient hospital setting. This practice setting also offers her the opportunity to precept students in the college’s Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program on her clinical days.Ìý
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