Dr. Alicia Bates

Alicia Bates is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program (FNP) at FranU. Alicia has been a board-certified FNP since 2012.  While Alicia has clinical experience in cardiology, her true passion is diabetes.  For the past eight years, she has continued to practice in an outpatient diabetes management clinic, where she treats and manages older adults. Alicia is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) and is a professional member of the American Diabetes Association.  Alicia LOVEs everything about diabetes, including her patients that become like family members!