Mrs. Erhard earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She is certified as a nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and holds a certificate of fitness from the state of Tennessee to prescribe medications under protocol with the practice physicians. Mrs. Erhard also serves as a Clinical Adjunct Faculty Member with the Southern Adventist University MSN program.