Vincent LaBarca

Vincent LaBarca is a certified family nurse practitioner and Assistant Professor at the Loretto Heights School of Nursing. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from Florida State University. He has more than a decade of health care experience, doing everything from hospital rounds to house calls. In the spirit of Cura Personalis, Vincent espouses the principle of solidarity and believes that health is more than just the absence of disease. His research interests include the interplay of religion, ethics and public health. When not regaling students with personal anecdotes, Vincent can be found riding his motorcycle, listening to an audiobook or on the couch watching reality TV with his partner and their Frenchie.