Ms. Rakey's certification in Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner was granted by the National Certification Corporation. She received an Associate's Degree in Nursing from Kaskaskia College in Centralia, IL. Ruth received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from McKendree University in Lebanon, IL. She also received a Master of Scince in Nursing (Perinatal Nursing, Clinical Nurse) and a Post-masters Certification (Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner) from the University of Missouri St. Louis.