Endocrinology & Diabetes Management

Office Location:

Premier Family Physicians @ Southwest Medical Village

5625 Eiger Rd
Ste 200
Austin, Texas 78735

Phone: (512) 892-7076
Fax: (855) 270-9668

Rachel Malish, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CDE

Rachel moved to Austin in 2002 from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist and Certified Diabetes Educator specializing in Endocrinology. She graduated with her RN in 1998 and was awarded her Certified Diabetes Educator license in 2003. In 2008, she earned a Masters of Science in Nursing with honors from The University of Texas. She worked in the Endocrinology section of The Austin Diagnostic Clinic from 2002 to 2014. Her professional interests are working with adult patients with chronic disease such as Type 1/Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and thyroid disease. She stays up to date on the latest and greatest treatments of chronic disease.

Accepting New Patients: Yes

Education:

B.S. in Health and Human Performance, 1992, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK
M.S. College Teaching/Health and Physical Education, 1994, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK
A.A.S. Associate Degree R.N., 1998, Rogers State University, Claremore, OK
M.S.N. Adult Health, Clinical Nurse Specialist, 2008, The University of Texas, Austin

Board Certifications:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist-Adult Health

Other Certifications:

National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators
- Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), 2003 - Present

American Heart Association
- ACLS, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Health Care Provider
- BLS, Basic Life Support Health Care Provider

Certified Insulin Pump Trainer
- Accu-chek Combo, Roche Diagnostics
- Animas, Johnson & Johnson Company, VIBE, PING
- Insulet, OmniPod System
- Minimed, 530G, Paradigm 5xx series, CGMS and RT System
- Tandem T-slim

Affiliations:

American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), 2003 - Present
Blue Bonnet Chapter, AADE, Austin Chapter, 2002 – Present
American Diabetes Association, 1992 - 1996, 2002 - Present
American Nurses Association, 2008 - Present
American Association Clinical Endocrinologists, 2011 - Present