Lori Frank

Lori S. Frank - RN, MSN, Captain, Nurse Corps, United States Navy, Retired - is a native of Richardson, Texas. She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Stephen F. Austin (SFA) State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, and her master’s degree in Nursing Administration from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). In 2008, she was awarded a Post Mater’s Certificate in Nursing Education from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Throughout her career, she has held certifications in emergency room nursing from the Emergency Room Nurses Association (1986-1991) and in nursing informatics from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (2003-2008).

Lori has had experience as a general duty staff nurse in a large healthcare facility and in medium-sized ambulatory centers, both in the US and abroad. She has taught and designed a curriculum for Basic Hospital Corps School, twice served with the Marine Corps, and in two joint assignments with the Army and Air Force. She was appointed as the Navy representative to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) initiative to move all service enlisted medical training to San Antonio, Texas. Completed in September 2011, METC is the largest allied health campus in the world with an annual student throughput of 24,500.