Contact Information:

Office: WH 234
Phone: 731-661-5347
E-mail: mwright@uu.edu
Snail Mail: Box 1801, 1050 Union University Drive, Jackson, TN 38305-3697

Bio:

Professor Wright was born and raised in Jackson, Tennessee. She is a 1976 graduate of Jackson-Central Merry High School. She earned her Associate degree in Nursing from Union University in 1987. Following this, she worked as an RN in critical care at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital and the former Nashville Memorial Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to starting her graduate studies in anesthesia, she trained for 2 years in surgery at Hendersonville Hospital, Hendersonville, Tennessee. Professor Wright earned her Bachelor of Health Arts degree from the College of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois in 1992. She completed her graduate degree (Master of Science) in 1994 at Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, Nashville, Tennessee. Since that time has been employed as a CRNA at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, Jackson Madison County General Hospital and Regional Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee. Her experience consists of providing anesthesia care for general surgical procedures, anesthesia for pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, plastic surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic, and vascular surgery.

Professor Wright is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and the Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists. She is married to Joel Wright and they have 4 children and 3 grandchildren. Professor Wright is an assistant professor for Nurse Anesthesia in the Union University School of Nursing. Current instruction includes nurse anesthesia coursework in the MSN curriculum.

Education:

• M.S., Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia
  
• B.S., University of St. Francis
  
• A.S.N., Union University