
2025 Beverly H. Bowns DVP
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
FedEx Event Center at Shelby Farms (please view the venue tab for more details)
8:00am-11:05am (please view the program tab for more details)
Michael Meit, MA, MPH
Michael Meit serves as Director of the East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health and Research, located in the Appalachian Highlands of Northeast Tennessee, and as Deputy Director for ETSU’s HRSA-funded rural health research center, the ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center. Michael currently leads studies focused on the evaluation of rural health programs, opioid misuse, emergency preparedness, and food insecurity, among others. He is a long-time rural health researcher and evaluator, having worked on federal, state and local projects for over 20 years. Michael also serves as a co-investigator for the HRSA funded Center for Workforce Research in Public Health. He serves on the editorial boards for the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, the Journal of Appalachian Health, Journal of Rural Mental Health, and Public Health Reports, and is a Governing Councilor for the American Public Health Association. In 2019 Michael was named the National Rural Health Association’s Outstanding Researcher.
Target Audience
Nurses and Nursing Students
All audiences that are interested in this topic are also invited to attend.
Schedule of Events
8:00am-8:30am .……........Onsite Registration and Refreshments
8:30am-8:45am…………..Welcome and Introduction of Distinguished Visiting Professor
8:45am-9:45am…..............Beverly H. Bowns DVP (Part 1)
9:45am-10:00am….............Break
10:00am-10:45am…….......Beverly H. Bowns DVP (Part 2)
10:45am-11:00am.............Q&A
11:00am-11:15am..............................Closing Remarks and Evaluation

The FedEx Event Center is one of the most unique venues in Memphis! With more than 7,200 square feet of flexible space, the Lakeside Ballroom is the perfect place for weddings and receptions, corporate events and other social gatherings. The entire west side of this venue is windows that offer an expansive view of Hyde Lake. The stunning lakeside views (and beautiful sunsets!) are unrivaled.
Lisa Beasley, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AFN-C
UTHSC College of Nursing, Memphis is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
2 NCPD credit hours will be awarded for this event, and there is no charge for the Nursing Professional Development credit hours.
In order to receive credit hours for this NCPD activity, you must:
- Be in attendance for at least 80% of the program, and
- Complete and submit the Evaluation and Verification of Attendance through the CENow Learning Management System (A code will be provided to you at the closing of the presentation to access the evaluation and verification of attendance through the CENow Learning Management System)
Requirements for successful completion may also include participation in individual or group activities, such as discussion, exercises, practice questions, pre-/post-testing, etc.
Conflicts of Interest
Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
The planners and presenters of this NCPD activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Commercial Support: No
Noncommercial Sponsor Support: No
Off-label Product Use: This NCPD activity does not include any unannounced information about the off-label use of a product for a purpose other than that for which it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Available Credit
- 2.00 ANCC
- 2.00 Attendance