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 extremely diverse, 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 ensure health equity for those often under-treated due to their disadvantaged backgrounds. Her holistic approach emphasizes individualized treatment plans that address medical conditions, lifestyle factors, and various social determinants of health impacting gastrointestinal well-being. More about Dr. Clark.
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. More about Dr. Sublette.
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. More about Dr. Isaac.
Department of Community and Population Health
Dr. Diana Dedmon is director of clinical affairs for the College of Nursing and is principal investigator for a $3.98 million, four-year Health Resources and Services Administration Grant that funds a Nursing Mobile Health unit for two rural West Tennessee counties: Lake and Lauderdale. Dr. Dedmon's faculty practice centers on the mobile health unit, where she provides primary care and forensic nursing services to residents of those counties. More about Dr. Dedmon.
Dr. Kate Fouquier is one of 10 certified nurse-midwives practicing at Regional One Health, which is the only hospital in Memphis that offers midwifery care. In addition to providing care during pregnancy, labor and birth, the midwives work in three Regional One Outpatient clinics, Hollywood Primary Care, East Memphis Primary Care and Regional One Outpatient. Dr. Fouquier’s practice includes annual well-woman exams, gynecological exams, birth control counseling and management, basic primary care, preconception care, and STD screening. Because midwives typically have more time to spend with each patient, their practice philosophy also includes an educational component. Dr. Fouquier is the concentration coordinator for the Nurse-Midwifery concentration of the Doctor of Nursing Practice. More about Dr. Fouquier.
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. More about Ms. Madea.
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. More about Dr. Rickard.