Debra  A. King, RN, MSN, FNP-BC

As a Nurse Practitioner and as an RN for over 30 years I am seeing our medical environment evolve on a daily basis.  I am committed to providing evidence-based care and education.  My professional goal is to be a part of a collaborative team that provides education to the next generation of providers, as well as ensuring our patients and families are provided with open communication, treated in a timely fashion, and are shown compassion, dignity, and respect. 

• Professional Background

  Education

  • 2016 - Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing - Walden University
  • 1987 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - University of Texas Health Science Center

  Highlights

  Licensure and Certifications

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification
  • Registered Nurse
  • DEA License 
  • BLS (Provider)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support 
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support

  Honors and Awards

  • 2015 - 2019, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society in Nursing
  • 2014, Nursing Leadership Award- St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital
  • 1998, Nurse of the Year- University Health System

  Appointments

  • 2021 - Clinical Assistant Professor - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
  • 2019 - 2021 - Nurse Practitioner - UT Health San Antonio, Community and Family Medicine- Geriatric/ Palliative Care
  • 2019 - Family Nurse Practitioner - My Urgent Care Boerne Texas
  • 2017 - 2019 - Family Nurse Practitioner - UT Health, Department of Emergency Medicine

• Service

  Service to the Profession

  • Emergency Nurses Association
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • Texas Nurse Practitioners Association
  • Sigma Theta Tau - San Antonio, Texas

• Publications

  • Botello, King, Ratner (2003). The SANE approach to Care of the Sexual Assault Patient, Advanced Emergency Nursing 2003, 25:3.

• Clinical

  • Certified Family Nurse Practitioner