Karissa Belk

Karissa Belk currently serves as a Diabetes Nurse Educator at the Medical University of South Carolina since August 2025. Prior to this role, Karissa worked as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist at Prisma Health from December 2023 to August 2025 and as a Diabetes Educator at Lexington Medical Center from October 2015 to December 2023. Earlier in the career, Karissa held the position of Diabetes Program Coordinator Home Health (Certified Diabetes Educator) at Palmetto Health from August 2012 to October 2015. Karissa's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2005-2007) and a nursing diploma from Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing (1984-1987).