Dwayne Alleyne, DNP, APRN, ACNP-C: Nurse entrepreneur & educator, advanced degree holder

Dr. Dwayne Alleyne had quite the journey into nursing, but always knew he wanted to be in healthcare. He’s spent almost two decades working as a nurse practitioner, and earned his doctorate of nursing from the University of South Carolina in 2020. He continues to serve as a nurse practitioner and hospitalist at PRISMA Health, and works as an assistant clinical professor at his alma mater, the University of South Carolina College of Nursing. He also co-founded the Capitol Nurse Practitioner Group, a Columbia, S.C. networking, education, and policy advocacy group, and serves on the advisory board of DNPs of Color.