Background
Betts, Virginia Trotter was born on March 10, 1947 in Sevierville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Mell Emert and Alice (Robbins) Trotter.
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Betts, Virginia Trotter was born on March 10, 1947 in Sevierville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Mell Emert and Alice (Robbins) Trotter.
Registered Nurse, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Tennessee-Memphis, 1969. Master of Science in Nursing, Vanderbilt University, 1971. Juris Doctor, Nashville School Law, 1978.
Registered Nurse.
Bar: Tennessee Head nurse City of Memphis Hospital, 1969-1970. Specialist Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, Nashville, 1971-1972. Director Nashville Drug Treatment Center, 1972-1973.
Instructor mental health Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1973-1976, assistant professor mental health, 1976-1978, associate professor mental health, 1978-1991, academic chair behavioral science applied to nursing, 1981-1985.
Quality assurance consultant Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, Nashville, 1976-1979. Executive Committee American Nurses Association Council of Specialists in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Kansas City, Missoury, 1981-1984.
Head nurse City of Memphis Hospital, 1969-1970. Specialist Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, Nashville, 1971-1972. Director Nashville Drug Treatment Center, 1972-1973.
Instructor mental health Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1973-1976, assistant professor mental health, 1976-1978, associate professor mental health, 1978-1991. Academy chair behavioral science applied to nursing, 1981-1985. Quality assurance consultant Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, Nashville, 1976-1979.
Executive committee American Nurses Association Council of Specialists in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Kansas City, Missouri, 1981-1984.
Member National Leadership Coalition on Health Reform, since 1990. Board directors Womankind Health Center, Nashville, 1982-1985, Nashville Opportunity House, 1983-1986. Member American Nurses Association (executive council psychiatric-mental health nursing 1980-1983, 1st vice president 1988-1992, president since 1992), Tennessee Nurses Association (president 1985-1987), American Hospital Association (governing council psychiatric section since 1984), American Bar Association, Sigma Theta Tau.
Married Stephen Carter Betts. Children: Jennifer Susann, Jessica Alice.