On this week's episode of MED NATION, we invited Hannah Bruce, FNP-BC from Music City Primary Care. We will have a discussion on the nursing shortage in the US with Hannah. Hannah worked as a nurse for five years before she got her NP. She has previously worked at a local hospital in Nashville, TN, and did home health. Hannah has worked in both in-patient and out-patient settings and has many great insights on the nursing shortage issue in the US.

Hannah Bruce, FNP-BC, is a Music City Primary Care nurse practitioner. Music City Primary Care is located in the midtown of Nashville, TN. They are accepting new patients!



Recourses:
Email - [email protected] | [email protected]
Website - Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle | Music City Primary Care
IG - @cefootandankle | @musiccityprimarycare 

Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle:

• Website: https://cefootandankle.com/
• Instagram: @cefootandankle

Starting and operating a clinic is never easy, especially when your entire professional training has nothing to do with business. Dr. Lanier, DPM, and Dr. Farnen, DPM, interviews podiatrist and entrepreneur Dr. Vilayvanh Saysoukha, DPM, on this week's MED NATION podcast on her journey to start a podiatry clinic.

After working for a small private practice for 3 years, Dr. Saysoukha, DPM, decided to be her own boss and started her own practice in McMinnville, TN. Listen to this week's episode to learn about Dr. Saysoukha, DPM's journey as a female entrepreneur!

Recourses: 
Email - [email protected]
Web - https://cefootandankle.com/
IG - @cefootandankle | @footanklesurgeon 

Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle:

• Website: https://cefootandankle.com/
• Instagram: @cefootandankle

We invited mental health counselor Dr. Charlotte Frye, LMHC, who concentrates on providing mental health support to diabetic patients to our podcast!

In this episode, we first discussed the difference between mental health and mental illness, and the importance of mental health prevention. Dr. Char believes in training your brain to become the leader of your emotions.

Connect:
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🔗 Click here to learn more about our clinic 
👨‍⚕️ @itsdrdavedpm
👩‍⚕️ @jgirmay 

Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle:

• Website: https://cefootandankle.com/
• Instagram: @cefootandankle

We invited one of the star doctors on the TLC hit show My Feet Are Killing Me, Dr. Sarah Haller to our podcast! We had an amazing conversation with Dr. Haller about her podiatry career. She is an inspiration to many people, and you can hear her passion for podiatry and patient care in her voice!

Connect:
📧 [email protected]
🔗 Click here to learn more about our clinic
👩‍⚕️ @doctor.haller 
👨‍⚕️ @itsdrdavedpm
👩‍⚕️ @jgirmay 
📺 Watch "My Feet Are Killing Me" 

Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle:

• Website: https://cefootandankle.com/
• Instagram: @cefootandankle

There are so many different sub professions in the world of podiatry. We invited Dr. Haywan Chiu, DPM, a board-certified podiatric specialist specializing in diabetic limb salvage to our show. In this episode, Dr. Chiu shared with us his journey in podiatry and his passion for healing wounds. Dr. Chiu also started an education platform called --- Foot and Ankle Surgery Academy ( FASA) to help podiatrists further their knowledge of foot and ankle surgery and medicine.

Connect with us!
Social media: @cefootandankle
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Chiu: @limbsalvagesurgeon
Website: https://cefootandankle.com/
FASA: https://www.footandanklesurgeryacademy.com/ 

Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle:

• Website: https://cefootandankle.com/
• Instagram: @cefootandankle

We invited music publishing executive, songwriter, and singer —- Michael Puryear to our show! The music industry is not just songwriting and music performance, like it or not, it is a business industry. Being in the music city, we are always curious about how other business industries work. Michael is going to share with us his insights on the music industry, and what is the process of publishing a song from start to end. 

Connect: 
📧  - [email protected]
📞  - 615-712-8073
🤝 - @cefootandankle

Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle:

• Website: https://cefootandankle.com/
• Instagram: @cefootandankle

We invited Dr. Johnson, DPM to join us in a discussion on patient care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Johnson is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Attending Physician at The University of Michigan School of Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes-Podiatry. He shared with us his career journey, as well as his experience in both settings. 

Connect: Dr. Johnson, DPM - [email protected]
Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle Clinic - [email protected]
Website - cefootandankle.com 
Instagram - @cefootandankle 

Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle:

• Website: https://cefootandankle.com/
• Instagram: @cefootandankle

We invited Dr. Norman Buchman, DPM to discuss the role of a podiatrist in nursing homes. Dr. Buchman has more than 47 years of experience in podiatry and manages over 100 nursing homes. Resources: Dr. Buchman: [email protected] NATION: [email protected] Edge Foot and Ankle: https://cefootandankle.com/ 

Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle:

• Website: https://cefootandankle.com/
• Instagram: @cefootandankle

We invited Dr. Dar, MD --- Primary Care Doctor at America's Family Doctor clinic to discuss weight management and exercise with us.

Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle:

• Website: https://cefootandankle.com/
• Instagram: @cefootandankle

We interviewed Dr. Steve Samudrala to share with us how he started the American's Family Doctors(AFD) --- a primary care clinic. What did he do to sustain a medical practice? 

Cutting Edge Foot and Ankle:

• Website: https://cefootandankle.com/
• Instagram: @cefootandankle