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Professional Development

Mission Statement

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing is an approved provider of Nursing Continuing Professional Development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation. 

As an Approved Provider of Nursing Continuing Professional Development, our mission is to advance healthcare quality and safety through evidence-based, learner-centered continuing professional development for nurses, nursing students, advanced practice providers, and interprofessional healthcare professionals. The Approved Provider promotes lifelong learning, clinical excellence, professional growth, and practice improvement to enhance patient and population health outcomes across diverse care settings.

This mission is achieved through innovative educational activities designed to address identified practice gaps and support measurable improvements in knowledge, competence, and practice. Using evidence-based content, learner engagement strategies, and outcomes evaluation, the Approved Provider of Nursing Continuing Professional Development supports continuous quality improvement and advances the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centered care.

Upcoming Events

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Date:   Nov. 6
Time:   8:00 am - 11:30 am

Title: Palliative Nursing Care and Professional Training for Quality Care in Serious Illness

Speaker: Betty Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, CHPN, FAAN, FPCN
Director of Nursing Research & Education and a Professor at the City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California.  

Location: FedEx Event Center
415 Great View Drive
Memphis, TN 38134

Register here for this free event. 

 

Lunch and Learn Series Hosted by HRSA Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant

Oct. 19, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT: TEN-4-FACESp
Speaker: Associate Professor Andrea Sebastian, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC, AFN-C, SANE-P, DF-AFN, FAANP 
Register Here.
Nov. 16, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT: Developmental Screening and Surveillance
Speaker: Sarah Carter, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Webinar link is coming soon.
Jan. 18, 2027, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT: GLP-1 Agonists and Weigh Management in Primary Care
Speaker: Megan L. Rushing, DNP, CPNP-AC
Webinar link coming soon.
Feb. 15, 2027, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT: Thriving Through Midlife: Safe and Effective Hormone Therapy for Women 

Speaker: Assistant Professor Katie Sabatier, DNP, APRN, CNM, WHNP-BC, FACNM
Webinar link coming soon.

April 19, 2027, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT: Women's Health in Primary Care

Speaker: Instructor Meghan Madea, DNP, APRN, CNM, WHNP-BC, PMH-C
Webinar link coming soon.

May 17, 2027, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT: Treating HIV in Primary Care 
Speaker: Assistant Professor Nina Sublette, PhD, APRN-BC
Webinar link coming soon.

About the Nursing Professional Development Unit

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Oct 15, 2026