Alise Farrell joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in January 2006, as a Clinical Instructor in the BSN program. She has over 27 years of experience as a nurse, predominantly in pediatrics at LeBonheur Children's Medical Center. She also has experience in clinical nursing administration, critical care, and staff development.
She has been a nurse educator for 10 years, serving on the faculty of Methodist School of Nursing where she taught pediatric and adult health nursing courses. She also served as a clinical development specialist for Methodist-LeBonheur Healthcare. Her teaching responsibilities at UTHSC include didactic and clinical for Introduction to Professional Practice and Pediatric and Adolescent Health. She also assists with clinical practicum for the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) and works in the skills lab and simulation.
A native of Memphis, Alise received her BSN from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis and her MSN from Union University, Germantown campus, with a concentration in nursing education. She is on the board for the local chapter of Society of Pediatric Nursing.