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Master of Science in Nursing Administration/Master of Science in Nursing Education
Clinical Professor / Director of MSN & Post Master's Certificate Programs
Office: EHABE 2.225
Email: beatriz.bautista@utrgv.edu
Phone: 956-665-3497
PMHNP Certificate
Clinical Assistant Professor / PMHNP Certificate Program Coordinator
Office: EHABE 2.201
Email: Nadia.Theys01@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 270-2251
MSN-FNP and FNP Certificate
Clinical Associate Professor/MSN Family Nurse Practitioner/Post Master's FNP Certificate Program Coordinator
EHABE 2.217
Email: rebecca.hernandez@utrgv.edu
Phone: 956-665-3859
Rebecca M. Hernandez, is an Associate Clinical Professor at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She has over 16 years of clinical experience. This includes pediatric intensive care as a registered nurse and in transitional care, rural/emergency care, and internal medicine as a family nurse practitioner.
Born and raised in South Texas, Dr. Hernandez obtained both her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner from our legacy institution The University of Texas Pan-American. After rooting herself professionally in the RGV community, she obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice from The University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Hernandez has been employed as a full-time clinical faculty since 2015, at the inception of UTRGV. She has taught in the MSN Family Nurse Practitioner program since 2017 and became the Program Coordinator for the FNP programs in the fall of 2023. She is passionate about educating future APRNs on holistic care and educating their communities on preventative care.
She is a wife to her soulmate and mother to three beautiful children. She enjoys her spunky Yorkshire terriers and a growing adoption of assorted pets. She has a deep love for the Rio Grande Valley and the richness of diverse cultures that inhabit the area.
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Clinical Professor
Office: EHABE 2.206
Email: andrya.riveraburciaga01@utrgv.edu
Phone: 956-665-5857
Andrya R. Rivera-Burciaga is an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She has over 22 years of clinical experience as a registered nurse, family nurse practitioner, advanced hospice and palliative care nursing, nursing administration, and nursing education. Recently she has focused on her clinical practice in community-based Palliative Care. She is married and has one son.
She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Baylor University in May 1999. In 2010, she completed her Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on Adult Health. In May 2011, she also received her Post Masters Certificate as a Family Nurse Practitioner from The University of Texas-Pan American.
Andrya has always been passionate about advanced education and her community. Her focus is driving change through improving clinical outcomes and community projects to improve end-of-life care for Mexican Americans in the Rio Grande Valley. Her focus has been on increasing Advanced Care Planning among Hispanics. This work is challenging, and she quickly learned she needed advanced education to bring about “BIG” change in healthcare. During her time as a Doctor of Nursing Practice student, she was able to spend time with mentors at the Texas Health Institute who influenced her and helped her bring about change in her community. She started an annual hospice and palliative care educational seminar for healthcare providers and is also an End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) trainer. In 2017, she received her Doctor of Nursing Practice from The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston – School of Nursing. Since then, she has gone on to graduate from the Duke University – Johnson and Johnson Nurse Leader Fellowship in May 2021.
Since graduation, she has been invited to participate with a diverse group of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to write a piece in regard to Health Equity in Palliative Care Education.