Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are advanced healthcare practitioners with similar responsibilities, such as diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medications. However, their training and paths toward certification differ in significant ways. This blog post unpacks the key differences between NPs and PAs to help you determine which career path best aligns with your goals. What Is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner (NP) is a licensed clinician who provides comprehensive healthcare to patients of all ages. An NP can work in virtually any healthcare setting, diagnosing patient conditions and prescribing medications. As of October 2022, nurse practitioners have full practice authority in 27 states, meaning that they can practice Read more
Dr. Crocker has owned integrative wellness centers in three distinct communities as part of her chiropractic/yoga and yoga therapy services over 28 years. She is also an educator, with the mission to promote health at the community level and integrate mind body interventions throughout the healthcare delivery system. She firmly believes that strengthening collaboration in health professions will increase patient outcomes and improve overall health of society. She advocates training healthcare providers in mind-body techniques for their own self-care, and integrating yoga-based therapy as a modality in patient care will lead to social change within the healthcare industry.
Dr. Crocker has presented nationally on the integration of yoga in healthcare and interprofessional education in the health professions. She is the chair of Interprofessional Care Model Task Force with CalChiro and an active member of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC).
In addition, she practices chiropractic/yoga therapy in Orange County, CA.
