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Northwest Welcomes Lesley Thweatt as Director of Nursing

by Sarah Smith

Senatobia, MS (08/09/2023) — Northwest Mississippi Community College welcomed seasoned nurse and mother of three, Lesley Thweatt, as director of Nursing in the School of Health Sciences.

Thweatt has been a nurse since her early 20s, and she's excited to return to where she attended college to serve as director of a program she remarks as "exceptional with great faculty." She said she's excited to work with this team and learn their strengths to help them further themselves as they help the program grow.

"I always enjoyed being a part of a team and helping others succeed," Thweatt said.

Thweatt said that it's a joy to be a part of a team and to work with a team like Northwest where she felt everyone so capable and intelligent. As a person, she said she's always sought more opportunity and growth, so she felt like this position was a great fit.

Thweatt received her LPN in 2001 and her ADN in 2004 from Northwest, her BSN from Baptist College in 2007, and her MSN in Nursing Education from University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2014. She's currently working on her PhD of nursing at University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her three children and husband, time outdoors and with her church family in Oxford. She said that her key to nursing and something she's always liked to pass on is every patient is "somebody's somebody." A note that she says even though she won't be directly in classrooms, she hopes to impart with students.

To learn more about the Northwest nursing programs, please visit this link: https://www.northwestms.edu/programs/healthsciences/nursing-department

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Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Director of Nursing, Lesley Thweatt, at Northwest in Senatobia. Photo by Sarah Smith

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