Tamara F. Bethel, DNP, APPN, FNP is a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) was born and raised in Idaho. She received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Boise State University, her Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from University of Washington, her Master's Degree in Nursing from Gonzaga University and her Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree from University of Portland. She is credentialed as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center and became licensed as a FNP in 2001. Tamara is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and assists with the training of Nurse Practitioner students through the School of Nursing at Boise State University, Idaho State University and Gonzaga University.