Karis A. Rodriguez MSN, APRN, of the Rural Health Clinic, obtained her BSN from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma and practiced as an RN in the Emergency Department. She obtained her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Maryville University out of St. Louis, Missouri. Her experience as Family Nurse Practitioner includes urgent care, occupational medicine, and family medicine. She also obtained a post master's certification as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner through Oklahoma City University expanding her ability to practice in both inpatient and outpatient settings.