Prefix/Rank (MG, RADM, Maj Gen, Dr., Mr., Ms., etc.)
COL
Full Name
COL Tanekkia "TC" Taylor-Clark PhD, RN
Credentials
PhD, RN, CMSRN
Job Title
Military Deputy Director
Speaker Bio
COL Tanekkia “TC” Taylor-Clark currently serves as the Military Deputy Director, Defense Health Agency, Research and Development, Medical Research and Development Command, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, in Fort Detrick, MD.
Her previous assignments include Chief, Nurse Scientist –Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Liberty, NC; Interim Deputy Commander for Inpatient Services, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Liberty, NC; Chief Nurse, United States Army Health Clinic, Grafenwoehr, Germany; Chief, Emergency Medical Technician Branch, Healthcare Specialist Course (Combat Medic), Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Clinical Nurse Officer-in-Charge, General Surgery Inpatient Unit, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii; Nurse Case Manager-Orthopedic Surgery Services, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii; Progressive Care Unit Staff Nurse, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii; 5th/7th Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command, Fort Knox Kentucky; and Chief of Hospital Education and Training, Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
In 2006, she deployed to Camp Bucca, Iraq with the 21stCombat Support Hospital as an Intermediate Care Ward Staff Nurse. In her first 4years of military service, she served as a Medical-Surgical Staff Nurse, Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Fort Jackson, South Carolina and a Post-anesthesia Care Staff Nurse, Fort Irwin, CA.
She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama, in 2003, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama, in 2011, a Master of Military Art and Science from the United States Command and General Staff College, in 2015, and a Doctor of Philosophy from University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), in 2021. She is board certified in Medical-Surgical Nursing.
COL Taylor-Clark’s military education includes numerous leadership and technical training courses including the CJ Ready Junior Leader Course, Iron Major Course, and DHA Intermediate Executive Leader Course. Her awards and decorations include four Meritorious Service Medals, six Army Commendation Medals, and five Army Achievement Medals. She was awarded the Order of Military Medical Merit, “9A” skill designator, and the "8Z" skill identifier for demonstrating exceptional professional ability and contributions to nursing.
Her previous assignments include Chief, Nurse Scientist –Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Liberty, NC; Interim Deputy Commander for Inpatient Services, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Liberty, NC; Chief Nurse, United States Army Health Clinic, Grafenwoehr, Germany; Chief, Emergency Medical Technician Branch, Healthcare Specialist Course (Combat Medic), Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Clinical Nurse Officer-in-Charge, General Surgery Inpatient Unit, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii; Nurse Case Manager-Orthopedic Surgery Services, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii; Progressive Care Unit Staff Nurse, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii; 5th/7th Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command, Fort Knox Kentucky; and Chief of Hospital Education and Training, Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
In 2006, she deployed to Camp Bucca, Iraq with the 21stCombat Support Hospital as an Intermediate Care Ward Staff Nurse. In her first 4years of military service, she served as a Medical-Surgical Staff Nurse, Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Fort Jackson, South Carolina and a Post-anesthesia Care Staff Nurse, Fort Irwin, CA.
She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama, in 2003, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama, in 2011, a Master of Military Art and Science from the United States Command and General Staff College, in 2015, and a Doctor of Philosophy from University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), in 2021. She is board certified in Medical-Surgical Nursing.
COL Taylor-Clark’s military education includes numerous leadership and technical training courses including the CJ Ready Junior Leader Course, Iron Major Course, and DHA Intermediate Executive Leader Course. Her awards and decorations include four Meritorious Service Medals, six Army Commendation Medals, and five Army Achievement Medals. She was awarded the Order of Military Medical Merit, “9A” skill designator, and the "8Z" skill identifier for demonstrating exceptional professional ability and contributions to nursing.
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