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Rachel McDowell ACNP, MSN, PMHNP

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Integrative)

Areas of Expertise

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Psychiatry

Location

Languages

  • English
  • German

Education

  • Master of Science in Nursing - Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 2003
  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, 2005
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - University of Massachusetts, 2022

Board Certifications

  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2005
  • Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Adult) - American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2022

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Excellent
June 15, 2024
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This is the best ease of communication and seemingly interest in my total medical issues that I've received at Vanderbilt Health Care.
May 17, 2024
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Always attentive and caringReally involved with me as a patient
April 25, 2024
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She is very attentive, informative and a careful listener.
March 29, 2024
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Rachel is continuing to help me to explore and giving me tools ,feedback and so needed support that I need to continue in this endeavor to heal as much as possible with struggles and illnessses that I have been dealing with for decades.
March 9, 2024
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Rachel is wonderful.
February 10, 2024
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M. Rachel McDowell always shows me the utmost in respect and care. She truly listens to what I am saying and, if needed, gives me ideas for ways to progress through whatever hurdles I am being faced with. She then follows up at the next visit and asks how it is coming along. Did I try that suggestion, or did I come up with another idea to get through (xyz hurdle)?
February 6, 2024
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Best psych care I've ever had at Vandy
February 3, 2024
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Excellent
January 27, 2024
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