With over 25 years’ experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner, Christine (Chris) Hawkins brings her expertise caring for patients of all ages – from newborns to seniors – to Traverse Health Clinic. While working as a Nurse Practioner, she also spent 20 years as a Nursing Professor at Indiana University.
Chris relocated to the Traverse City area with her family. She says, “I continue to work because I love my profession and taking care of patients. I learn something everyday from my patients."
Born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, Chris studied nursing as an undergraduate at Ball State University before going on to earn a Master of Science in Nursing and Advanced Nurse Practitioner degree from Valparaiso University.
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