In honor of her commitment to providing healthcare to those who are uninsured and underinsured, Dr. Torica Fuller, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, FNP-C, WHNP-BC, CDP, CGRN, CPN, NRCME, was named a recipient of the Frontier Nursing University (FNU) Distinguished Service to Society Award. The award was presented at the FNU Alumni Hall of Fame and Service Awards Dinner on Thursday, September 25, at the Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Kentucky.
The Distinguished Service to Society award is given annually in recognition of a Frontier Nursing University graduate who gives above and beyond to provide exceptional service in his or her community.
Dr. Fuller was born in Fremont, North Carolina, and now practices in North Carolina as a family nurse practitioner and a women’s healthcare nurse practitioner. She works primarily in public health, caring for patients across the lifespan. Her clinical focus includes women’s health, child health, preventive care, communicable disease, epidemiology and patient education. She is also a Carolina Hepatitis Academic Mentorship Program (CHAMP) provider and is the sole provider in her clinic to provide Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) treatment.
Dr. Fuller earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from East Carolina University (ECU), her Master’s and FNP Post-Masters certification from Indiana Wesleyan University, and her DNP from ECU. She completed her Post-Graduate Women’s Health Care Certificate at FNU in 2023. Dr. Fuller joined FNU faculty in April 2023.
She balances her time between clinical practice and teaching to stay current and bring real-world experience into the classroom. She serves as Clinical Transition Coordinator and Assistant Professor at FNU.
“Being both a provider and an educator allows me to keep my work meaningful and impactful every day,” Dr. Fuller said. “I’m committed to lifelong learning and helping others find their path in this incredibly rewarding profession.”
In 2025, Dr. Fuller was selected by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to participate in the organization’s 2025 Diversity Leadership Institute.
