Grace Wilkins has delivered care to people living with HIV/AIDS since the early 1980s. She provides care to the HIV & AIDS population of eastern North Carolina at ECU Adult Specialty Care, where she is also the Director of Clinical Operations. She is a board-certified nurse practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She has over 20 years of clinical research experience involving clinical trials for the development of new medications to treat HIV. She maintains the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry at ECU Adult Specialty Care for women who receive HIV treatment during pregnancy. She lectures locally, statewide, and nationally at HIV-related conferences and to community, student and provider groups. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1982. She completed a Master’s in Public Administration from East Carolina University in 1998. She received her Master’s in Nursing from the Duke University School of Nursing in 1998. She is most passionate about delivering direct patient care. She is devoted to community service and is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.