Patti began her nursing career in 1984 at Gordon Cooper Vo-Tech obtaining her LPN license. She completed a BS in Nursing from OU in 1988. She earned her certificate as a Women's Healthcare Nurse Practitioner from the University of Texas in 1991, while working as a nurse at the Pottawatomie County Health Department in Shawnee. Patti pursued her mission of treating and educating women at various practices across Oklahoma and New Mexico.

She returned to school in 2002, earning a Master's of Science in Nursing from OU. She opened her private practice clinic, Faith Women's Clinic, in October 2003, in Glenpool, OK. Recognizing the need for basic care in women's health, Patti returned to school and earned a certificate as a Family Nurse Practitioner from George Washington University in 2005. In January 2007, Faith Women's Clinic moved to Jenks, Oklahoma, and became Faith Family Clinic.

In addition to her passion for women's healthcare, Patti is quite the farmer. She enjoys gardening, canning the harvest from her garden and tending her goats and chickens.

Patti will be honored June 21, 2013 at the AANP National Conference, in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she receives a complimentary registration.

Dr. Whitten, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP, is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner, in private practice in Tulsa, at Warren Clinics. She is active in AONP, serving as president twice; is on the Advance Practice Advisory Council with the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as the legislative chair. At the national level, she serves as AANP state representative and is a fellow of AANP. Currently, Dr. Whitten serves on the Physician Advisory Council with Warren Clinics, as well as the Quality Improvement Council, and is part of the CPCI project.

Congratulations, Mindy, on your selection to serve on the American Internal Medicine Board!