Erin Sheppard, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, and completed her master’s degree at South. Currently, Sheppard is pursuing her doctorate of nursing practice at South. She is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner with the University of South Alabama Dept. of Family Medicine and is board-certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.