Dana Burns is a clinical associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and family nurse practitioner with VCUHS. Her research focuses on building and implementing innovative practice models for complex disease management. Dr. Burns creates and publishes on empowering educational experiences with learners to bridge the gaps between classroom, clinic and community. Dr. Burns created and is the lead clinician of the NP-PharmD Comprehensive Diabetes Management clinic, a faculty-led, student driven interprofessional clinic with Pharm.D., NP providers and doctoral students to provide high quality, personalized care for patients living with diabetes at VCUHS and partnering health centers.

Evan Sisson, Pharm.D., is a professor and certified diabetes care and education specialist at VCU School of Pharmacy where he teaches pharmacy, nursing and medical students about drug therapy for hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes. In the VCU Health interprofessional NP/Pharm.D. Complex Diabetes clinic, Sisson provides direct patient care and co-manages drug therapy under a collaborative practice agreement with a nurse practitioner and university endocrinologists. In addition to direct patient care, he also provides pharmacist leadership as the assistant director of the Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation and Department vice-chair for Practice and Service.