Margaret McLean, M.S.N., APRN, ACNS-BC

Biography

Margaret McLean, M.S.N., APRN, ACNS-BC, is an advanced practice nurse in UT Southwestern Medical Center's Department of Internal Medicine's William T. and Gay Solomon General Internal Medicine Clinic. She specializes in acute illness and the management of chronic diseases of patients age 15 and older. 

Ms. McLean completed her undergraduate degree in general studies in environmental sciences from Texas Tech University and spent seven years teaching high school science (specializing in chemistry and advanced placement environmental science) in Texas and Vermont. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing as an adult clinical nurse specialist at The University of Texas at Austin. While pursuing her degree, she worked as an emergency room nurse.

Board certified as an advanced practice nurse, Ms. McLean has worked in internal medicine for seven years in hospital, rehabilitation, and outpatient clinic settings.  She also has over 2,000 hours precepting clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner students. 

She is a member of the Texas Clinical Nurse Specialists Association.

Ms. McLean believes that building relationships with patients is one of the most satisfying aspects of health care, and her goal is to provide holistic and individualized patient care. Helping empower patients to play an active role in their health and to make positive lifestyle changes is the most rewarding part of her job.