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Nat (Rodgers) and two children, Abi
and Wilson. Laura graduated Magna
Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science
in Nursing from Northwestern State
University of Louisiana in 2007.
Her nursing background includes
serving as an inpatient dialysis nurse
followed by five years of surgical ICU
nursing at a level-one trauma center in
Shreveport. In 2013, she added a Master
of Science in Nursing to her educational
achievements.
Laura is American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) board certified as an Acute
Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP). As an
ACNP, Laura worked in internal medicine
for one year prior to joining Cline Family
Medicine.
In her down time, Laura enjoys spending
time with her family and close friends.
She is involved in her church and states
that her faith, family, and friends are
the most important parts of her life. She
has a passion for delivering high-quality
personalized health care adding that she
enjoys caring for the residents of Shelby
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County and surrounding areas.
Candace Carter is a Family Nurse
Practitioner, certified by the American
Association of Nurse Practitioners. She
attended the University of Texas at Tyler
where she earned a Master of Science in
Nursing Administration before receiving
a Post Masters FNP Certification from the
University of South Alabama in 2016.
Candace has experience as an RN in
ICUs across the United States. She also
completed travel assignments to John
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland,
and M.D. Anderson in Houston.
In 2013, Candace returned to East Texas
where she taught critical care nursing at
Stephen F. Austin State University. She is
a graduate of Shelbyville High School and
returned to serve the local community as a
Family Nurse Practitioner at Cline Family
Medicine in Center.
Candace volunteers in the community
by serving in various local organizations
including the 50 Women Impact Group,
Shelby County Young Professionals
Network, and Xi Alpha Delta Rho.
Passionate about caring for the needs of
others, Candace states that she is proud to
work with the talented team of caregivers at
Cline Family Medicine. That same passion
led her on a medical mission trip recently
to serve the people of Honduras.
In her spare time, Candace says she
loves to travel while spending time with
family and friends.
Also on the Cline Family Medicine
website, you will find the words, “We
believe our patients are the most important
people in our offices; our patients are
the reason we work. We are honored
and humbled by the opportunity to serve
them.”
Words like passion, serve, community,
care, quality, personal, family, and
commitment are words you will not
only read on their website but once you
become acquainted with the health care
professionals at Cline Family Medicine,
you will also experience them as part of
your health care.