115 Millennium - Twentieth Edition MEDICINE, HEALTH CARE AND WELLNESS NURSE PRACTITIONER CHI Memorial Hospital Farragut, TN TEAM LEADER OF INTAKE AND CLINICAL SERVICES Riverside Medical Center Streator, IL KRISTINE JOAN DYER For over 25 years, Kristine Joan Dyer has excelled in the fields of nursing and patient care. Since 2021, she has served as a nurse practitioner at CHI Memorial Hospital, where she admits and cares for patients, in addition to teaching graduate nursing students. Furthermore, she has been a member of the adjunct faculty at Tusculum University since 2017, a nocturnist nurse practitioner at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford since 2016, and a nurse practitioner with TeamHealth since 2014. Ms. Dyer has long maintained a passion for nursing, striving to become a provider and patient manager. She earned a BSN at Pensacola Christian College in 1998 before beginning her career as a registered nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in 2001. Later in her career, she returned to school, receiving an MSN and a Family Nurse Practitioner certification from Carson Newman College (now CarsonNewman University). Looking ahead, Ms. Dyer plans to continue her education, working toward a DNP and a PhD. Likewise, she hopes to continue teaching and providing care for those in need. Meka S. Elmore is a rising expert in the health care industry. She currently serves as the team leader of intake and clinical services at Riverside Medical Center. While she entered her leadership role in 2023, she has otherwise operated with the organization since 2021. In her current role, Ms. Elmore manages patients and operations, including working with family members and case managers to deliver care and contributing to compliance and data analysis functions. Ms. Elmore was inspired to pursue a career in health care following the loss of her father, Terrance, in 2010. Following his passing, she discovered a desire to provide psychiatric support to others. She holds an MHA in nursing administration from McKendree University and hopes to eventually achieve an MD. In recognition of her commitment to care, Ms. Elmore was nominated for Riverside Medical Center’s Mission Impossible team and has received several noteworthy honors from MacMurray College. She credits her success to the unwavering support of her family, particularly her mother, Kim, her late father, Terrance, and her beloved stepfather, Dad Ray. MEKA S. ELMORE
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