UT Tyler Students Receive Critical Care Training Through Inaugural Certification Course

May 14, 2026 | Elizabeth Wingfield

Twenty-three students from The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine and School of Nursing obtained their Fundamentals of Critical Care Support certification through the inaugural FCCS certification course. By completing this intensive certification, these students have gained the specialized skills necessary to manage the first 24 hours of care for acutely and critically ill patients.

Certified students are listed by hometown.

ANNA - Tiffany Ruthardt
COLLEGE STATION - Mya Phelps
DICKINSON - Teresa Martinez
FORNEY - Padraic Hubbard
HUTTO - Tsz Kwan Joanna Chau
JACKSONVILLE - Christian Garrett and Samantha Scott
KENT, WA - Kevin O'Connell
KNOLLWOOD - Adrienne Prince
LA MARQUE - Airah Barron
LONGVIEW - Connor Terry
MARSHALL - Whitney Anders Hudson
MONROE, LA - Emilee McGuire
TEXARKANA - Allen Lambert
TYLER - Mallory Bahar, Josue Gaona, Stephen Gruenwald, Justin Johnson, Tristan Trevillion, Tiffany Wade and Matthew Webb
WYLIE - Martha Zavala

The course was coordinated by Dr. Teresa Griffin, adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner program coordinator; Dr. Carlton Rojas, critical care transportation education director; Dr. Matthew Leveno, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine division chief; and Dr. Jeffrey Pearl, professional health education associate dean. The event resulted in FCCS certification for 23 students and 10 faculty members across the School of Medicine, School of Nursing and Fisch College of Pharmacy.

With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students. Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.