Travis Fairbanks, DNP, FNP-BC

Travis Fairbanks grew up in Gladstone, Michigan and is proud to call himself a Yooper who appreciates and serves the U.P. community through healthcare. He spent 10+ years as an ICU nurse. Upon earning his DNP degree from Northern Michigan University, he was eager to remain in Upper Michigan in a new and challenging rural role. He is excited to start his new hybrid position helping people in both primary and urgent care settings. Primary care allows Travis to dive deep into educating and assisting patients while they work to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Urgent care provides an opportunity to address a patient’s immediate concerns. There is always something new to learn and advancing ways to help others be successful in their healthcare needs and goals. As a medical care provider, Travis finds it compelling how individualized care needs are for each person whom he treats. Approaching each patient with respect, compassion and a listening ear toward what they are going through is of utmost importance to him. In his former role, he saw the sickest of people at their worst in condition. In this new position, he collaborates with patients to get ahead of potential future problems and finds this uplifting and meaningful.