Sharon Adkins, MSN, RN is the Director of the Center for Parish Nursing and Health Ministries, Vanderbilt University Medical Center & McKendree Village, and Adjunct Faculty at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

She received her BSN in nursing from the University of Minnesota, her MSN in Nursing Administration from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and attended the Parish Nurse Institute, Marquette University .

She is a community facilitator to clergy and congregations regarding the establishment of parish nursing and health ministries and provides training, continuing education, resources, and support to parish nurses and the congregations they serve.

On a national level, Sharon is the President of the Health Ministries Association and locally, is a member of the Boards of Alive Hospice, Hospital Hospitality House, the TNA Foundation, and the Nashville Clinical Pastoral Education Partnership. She is chair of the Alive Hospice Ethics committee and is past president of the Tennessee Nurses Association.

Visit the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing website at: www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/nursing