Board of Directors | Rebekah Garrard

Family Nurse Practitioner
Lafayette Arthritis and Endocrine Clinic

Rebekah Garrard has been a Family Nurse Practitioner for over 10 years and practices rheumatology full-time at Lafayette Arthritis and Endocrine Clinic. In 2006, Rebekah graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with her bachelor’s in nursing. From there she began her nursing career focusing on Burn ICU and emergency nursing. She became certified in trauma nursing and advance burn life support, later becoming an instructor for the American Burn Association. In 2012, she graduated with her master’s degree in nursing from Northwestern University and obtained board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner from American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She is an active member of Rheumatology Advance Practice Provider (RhAPP) and Rheumatology Nurse Society (RNS). She lives on a farm with her husband and three children, which includes a set of boy/girl twins. Her “free” time is usually spent reminding the dogs that the geese DO NOT want to be their friend in addition to corralling the chickens, children and husband, but she does remember a time when she enjoyed leisurely reading.