Anna Huffines, MSN, RN, CPN, CPNP-AC/PC, received her bachelor of science in exercise science from the University of Mississippi and her bachelor of science in nursing  from Alcorn State University. She has been a pediatric nurse for nine years with the majority of her career spent at the bedside on a pediatric step down/transition unit at Children's of Mississippi. She became a Certified Pediatric Nurse in 2018. In 2024, Anna earned her master of science in nursing from the University of Mississippi Medical Center through their Pediatric Acute/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program. She is a dual certified nurse practitioner in pediatric primary care and pediatric acute care through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.