About Us

A little about me:

I was raised here in Sulphur Springs, and recently moved back about a year ago from Sherman, Texas. I have two girls, both are grown and still reside in Sherman. My oldest daughter is married with one daughter of her own and is currently in nurse practitioner school.  My youngest is a cosmetologist at a very successful salon in Allen, Texas, living her best life. I am very proud of both of my girls and would not be where I am today without their love and support. I am married to Jason Strange, and we live on a little slice of heaven just outside of town on 154 with all our fur and feather children. I am a God-fearing Christian, and I give him all the glory for my success and education. He has brought me through more than I care to remember and blessed me far more than I will ever deserve!

            My background is ER medicine, I was an ER nurse for around 20 years, and have seen things that most people should not ever have to see while here on this earth.  Prior to graduation, I was working as a supervisor in the children’s ER at Medical City Dallas. I decided I was ready to slow down a bit, furthered my education, and graduated with my FNP in 2019. It has always been a dream of mine to open my own practice.  Having been in large hospitals most of my career, I have never cared much for cooperate medicine. I want to take care of patients the way I want to, not the way I am told to do so. I prefer to take a more personal approach, I guess some might call me old school. 

What medicine means to me:

As a provider, you must encompass a level of professionalism. This means possessing certain qualities and traits; honesty, integrity, having morals, and certain ethical standards in your everyday practice. Patients must be able to trust you with their health care, and integrity breeds trust. Patients are unable to receive adequate healthcare without a certain level of trust. They must know their provider is always going to do what is in their best interest, even when it is not easy to do so. It may not always be the answer a patient wants to hear, or the easiest path, but it will adhere to an above standard level of care, one that is safe. A standard of care that I would in turn provide to my own family. That is the kind of care you will always receive from me and my staff here at Rhoades Family Practice. 

“Healthcare as it should be” - Dusty, MSN, APRN, FNP-C