Jody Agins received her MSN/Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Kansas and is board certified by ANCC in Family Practice and Gerontology. She is the founder, executive director and a practicing NP for Collaborative Medical Provider Group in Tucson, Arizona. She is also the Clinical Services Director for Agape Hospice and Palliative Care. In addition, she serves as a clinical preceptor for Family and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner students. Mrs. Agins is the VP / President-elect of the Southern Arizona Advanced Practice Nurses – Nurse Practitioner Society. She is a nationally invited speaker and is a faculty presenter for the Collaborative on REMS Education programs through the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation.