Beverly Scarbrough received an Associate Degree in the Science of Nursing in 1978 from Grayson County Junior College in Denison, Texas, a Baccalaureate Degree in the Science of Nursing from The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas in 1987. She completed a Master of Science with a nursing major from Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas in 1988. She has been certified in critical care nursing through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) for 23 years and has developed critical care preceptor training programs at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas. Ms. Scarbrough has served in the role of the Critical Care Unit Assistant Coordinator at TMC. Her responsibilities included training nurses to care for the open heart surgical client. She currently practices as a nurse practitioner (ANP) in adult cardiovascular/pulmonary care and is a legal nurse consultant. She has previously taught Cardiovascular Theory, Integumentary/Trauma/Burn Theory, and the senior level clinical, and the LVN-RN Transition Program at North Central Texas College from 1991 - 1996. After returning to NCTC in the Spring of 2003, her teaching assignments include Complex Theory ( third level theory) and Clinical IV (fourth semester clinical). Ms. Scarbrough is also the Student Nurses' Association Advisor at NCTC.