TRACY HICKS
Dr. Hicks received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Tyler and Master of Science in Nursing degrees as both a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from the University of Texas at Arlington. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Frontier Nursing University, located in Versailles, Kentucky. She received her MBA from Texas Christian University in 2023. Dr. Hicks is an experienced speaker with several appearances and presentations across the country, primarily in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB), Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), Emotional Intelligence (EI), Leadership, and substance use disorder treatment. She also serves as an advisor, consultant, and speaker in the pharmaceutical industry. Moreover, she is certified in addictions nursing and was inducted into the Fellows of the International Academy of Addiction Nurses in 2019 and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2021.
She is a clinic owner and non-profit founder. She serves as Vice President of Texas Nurse Practitioners and is very active in NP organizations. She believes that “restricted NP practice anywhere is restricted access to care everywhere.”
