Marta E. Vives, DNP, APRN, FPMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Assistant Professor/Clinical
An experienced, fluent in the Spanish language, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Nursing Assistant Professor/Clinical offering expertise in the didactic delivery of diagnosis and management of psychiatric patients across the life span and supervision during clinical involvement. Utilize innovative and individualized teaching approaches to meet the diverse learning styles of the students and adapt to synchronous and asynchronous learning class settings. Served as a behavioral health consultant for organizations, junior clinicians, and nursing students. My areas of expertise include education regarding assessment, diagnosis, and management of psychiatric disorders across the life span, individual and group psychotherapy, and medication management. Throughout my military and civilian career, my commitment has been to mentor and educate junior nurse practitioners, psychiatric nurses, and behavioral health residents of all disciplines to succeed as future clinicians and leaders to support bridge the gap in the behavioral health field and the underserved mentally ill population.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2012 - Doctor in Nursing Practice - Family Psychiatric Mental Health - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- 2002 - Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric/ Mental Health CNS - George Mason University
- 1981 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing / Honor Graduate Cum Laude - Pontificia Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Highlights
Licensure and Certifications
- RN
- APRN-CNP/AP
- ANCC
- ANCC FPMH-CNS
- DEA
- NPI
Honors and Awards
- 2022 Graduate Preceptor of the yr UT Health SON Committee on Student, Staff & Fac Matters
- 2021 Comm Svcs Award, 1st SAPNA Psychiatric Nurses Impact Awards
- 2020 SA Nursing Consortium, Best 25 Nurses, South-Central TX
- 2019 Dept of Defense, High Reliability in Healthcare Awards Prog.
Appointments
- 9/2018 - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2015 - 2018 - Director Behavioral Health Services; Senior Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu HI
- 2013 - 2014 - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - OBHS, Dwight David Eisenhower AMC, Fort Gordon, GA
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- Instruction & Training
- Clinical
- Service
- Publications