Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Patrice Burch is an Urgent Care doctor at Advocate Aurora Health Care. She attended Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, and she did her residency at Advocate Christ Medical Center.

In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Patrice talk about:

• (00:03:57) A little bit about Dr. Patrice Burch's professional history
• (00:06:45) Celebrating Dr. Patrice's daughter—Dr. Taylor Burch—being accepted recently to be a member of the residency program in neurosurgery at the University of Connecticut
• (00:11:51) What life experiences prepared Dr. Patrice to work in an urgent care environment
• (00:17:02) How and why Dr. Patrice became a pilot
• (00:22:31) The steps involved in becoming a pilot
• (00:27:01) What is involved in owning and maintaining air planes
• (00:29:24) Gliding in a plane after losing power
• (00:32:59) How do we get more people of color interested in becoming pilots?
• (00:38:15) Why the life expectancy of pilots is higher than the average person
• (00:42:04) Close calls in the sky
• (00:43:55) The benefits of pilot associations
• (00:46:30) Air shows as a way to inspire people to become pilots
• (00:48:40) What gives Dr. Patrice the energy to do all of the things she does
• (00:52:39) Closing words of wisdom and inspiration

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