Katie Buys

Katie Buys serves as an Assistant Professor of Nursing and Co-Coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track at the University of Alabama at Birmingham since December 2012, with previous experience as an Instructor of Community and Public Health Nursing. Prior to joining the university, Katie worked as a Registered Nurse at UAB Hospital from 2005 to 2012. Educational credentials include a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Practice from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Diabetes Management, a Master of Public Health in Health Behavior, and a Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner, all from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in addition to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Samford University.