Tana Houghton

Tana Houghton is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Heartland Community Health Center in Lawrence, KS, since November 2022. Prior experience includes serving as a Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse at The University of Kansas Health System from June 2017 to December 2022 and working as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Kansas Medical Center from August 2020 to December 2021. Tana also has experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Mcpherson Hospital and held the position of President of the Kansas Association of Nursing Students, overseeing all aspects of the association from October 2015 to October 2016. A background in conflict resolution was gained as a KIPCOR Intern at the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Tana holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Kansas Medical Center (2017-2021) and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Bethel College-North Newton (2013-2017). Early work experience includes a role as a cashier at Ace Hardware from August 2011 to August 2013.