Myth, Magic, Medicine

Denise Billen-Mejia MD www.healandberadiant.com Tanya Wansom MD/PhD/MMP on YouTube Catalyzing Clarity on YouTube and LinkedIn in this bonus episode I am joined by Dr Tanya Wansom, an American-born, American-trained physician and infectious disease specialist, who shares her career journey and the positive impact she has had by working in Thailand. She discussed the brain drain of physicians from low-income countries and emphasized the importance of contributing to her family's medical legacy. Tanya highlighted her involvement in infectious disease research and her current project on testing and treating hepatitis C in the community, particularly among marginalized populations. She also discussed her role in a multinational trial testing a new drug for gonorrhea and how she bridged the cultural gap between different stakeholders. Tanya encourages doctors to explore non-traditional career paths and embrace opportunities beyond clinical medicine. If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find this episode relevant to your own work, you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non-US clinicians ) here Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen, but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this or any other podcast. Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions  

Denise Billen-Mejia, MD CH  www.healandberadiant.com Srikanth Mahankali, MD   sakm5510@live.com  LinkedIn  Dr. Srikanth Mahankali,  shared his journey coming from India to the US for additional training in neuroradiology and how his plans changed when his wife and son joined him. He discussed the challenges of the immigration process and his career progression from San Antonio to MD Anderson. His initial  work in neurosciences and oncology, specifically using functional MRI techniques, was interrupted by a break from career to care for his son and led to an exploration of non-clinical roles, including completing a program from Harvard Business School. This episode emphasizes the need of developing a mindset towards taking risks and being open to opportunities due to globalization and exposure to different cultures. The importance of embracing new technologies and collaboration in the healthcare industry was highlighted, along with the need for a holistic approach that incorporates digital technologies and home healthcare.  If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find this episode relevant to your own work, you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non-US clinicians ) here  Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen, but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this or any other podcast.  Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions  

Hosted by Denise Billen-Mejia: www.healandberadiant.com Guest Tatyana Resnik:   www.joyfulsuccessliving.com In this penultimate episode of "Myth, Magic, Medicine 2 (immigrant) doctors talking" I chat with Tatyana Resnick, who was a cardiologist in her homeland of Uzbekistan, and then came to the USA to start over. Fueled by her childhood experience with her grandmother's illness, Tatyana's passion for medicine ignited at the tender age of 12 reading old medical texts. Tatyana's journey took a turn as she prioritized raising her young daughter.  She now enjoys her "day job" as a hospitalist and has added life-coaching,  authorship and podcast host to her many occupations.  Don't miss out on this compelling story of a determined doctor who wears a lot of hats! If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find this episode relevant to your own work, you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non-US clinicians ) here  Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen, but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this or any other podcast.  Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions #Uzbekistan #California #Informed Consent #availability v affordability #cardiology #nocternist  

Hosted by Denise BIllen-Mejia www.healandberadiant.com Guest Harry Nima Zagarra  Meet Harry Nima Zegarra, a seasoned Pulmonary & Critical Care physician, shrewd real estate investor, and entrepreneur who loves to help fellow doctors recognize the value of real estate investment,  as he tells the story of his medical school, residency and group practice journey so far.  Along with Mitsi, his wife,  whom he met at Medical School in Peru, Harry has moved from Lima, Peru, through Pennsylvania and Virginia, and now, with the addition of two young sons, lives and works in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The whole family loves exploring the outdoors, basketball, and soccer plus Harry has taken up long-distance running. You can reach Harry through his website https://www.nimaequity.com or email:  harry@nimaequity.com If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find this episode relevant to your own work you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non-US clinicians ) here  Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this or any other podcast.  Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions

host Denise BIllen-Mejia  www.healandberadiant.com Guest Heba Ismail MBBCh/PhD www.medicine.iu.edu/faculty/43095/ismail-heba  Dr. Heba Ismail is here again to chat about her slightly convoluted journey to the USA.  She earned her MBBCh with honors from the Faculty of Medicine at Cairo University, in 1999 and completed her residency and pediatric endocrine training at Cairo University Children’s Hospital. With a strong interest in research, she took a postdoctoral position In Washington State, which led to her resolve to practice in the US after she fulfilled her obligation in Eygpt After completing her US residency training at T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital in Chattanooga, TN, and her pediatric endocrine fellowship training at Seattle Children’s Hospital, Heba became the Clinical Director of the Weight Management Program at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in 2014 and Clinical Director of the Diabetes Program there in 2016.   In 2018, she joined the faculty at IU School of Medicine where she enjoys interacting with her patients, medical students and residents and continues her research into Type I diabetes  She lives with her young son and daughter in Indianapolis  Contact her through her blog EatYourGreenBananas.com or through LinkedIn  If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find an episode relevant to your own work you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non- US clinicians)here Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this, or any other, podcast. Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions #endocrine #Indiana #Washington #Tennessee #USMLE # Post-doctoral #Giza #Cairo #pediatrics

Denise Billen-Mejia www.healandberadiant.comManisha Ghimire "Progress with Manisha & Ananta" https://empoweredarthritis.com/ In this episode, Manisha Ghirimre MD,from Kathmandu,  explains a little of her journey to practice in USA and what else she is learning about now. If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find an episode relevant to your own work you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non- US clinicians)here Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this, or any other, podcast. Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions #nepal,#medicine #patient #progress, #electronic medical record #EHR #infectious disease, #ID #nepalese #healthcaresystem, #pediatrics #country #rural doctor,

Denise Billen-Mejia  www.healandberadiant.com Special Notice  I had a lot of trouble with the transcription software this week, so it will be corrected and replaced asap. In this episode, I talk to Joanna Kingsley and Emill Levasseur from the Dominican Republic  Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Emill and Joanna pursued their dreams of becoming physicians, but they didn't meet until 2013, on the day they started as Internal Medicine residents at Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx, NY After completing their training in New York, they married in 2016 and relocated to Florida to work as hospitalists. Emill became the Chief of Medicine and Medical Director of the Hospital Medicine Program, while Joanna became a core faculty member of the new Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Residency Programs. This year they founded Impact+Capital, a syndication company to assist other physicians in investing in real estate with a social purpose. Joanna and Emill are in the process of relocating to be near family in Dallas,TX with their 3 young girls (youngest is in the interview if you watch on YouTube). Their goal for 2024 is to strengthen the connection with physician real estate investors in their high-performance coaching program.   Contact them here  If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find an episode relevant to your own work you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non-US clinicians) here   Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this, or any other, podcast.   Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions         #dominicanrepublic #usmle, #medical school,#studying, #residency #dominican, #newyork #Bronx, #Florida#Dallas #Texas #pasantia

Denise Billen-Mejia  www.healandberadiant.com Swapna Vaidya         www.swapnavaidya.com  In this episode, I chat with  Dr. Swapna Vaidya, a psychiatrist with a diverse and impressive background.  She currently serves as the lead psychiatrist for Options MD, a digital platform specializing in personalized solutions for patients with treatment-resistant depression and has also launched her own online private practice. Among other things you might  learn:- She trained as a psychiatrist at the then named St Lukes-Roosevelt where I trained in Pediatrics a decade before. Koro is a culture bound delusional disorder, ( don't confuse it with Kuru which is a prion disease) Jinn  a magical spirit who may appear in the form of a human or an animal and can take control.so don't miss the opportunity to add CME credi t If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find an episode relevant to your own work you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non- US clinicians) here   Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this, or any other, podcast.   Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions        

Dr. Denise Billen-Mejia www.healandberadiant.com Dr Anca Sisu https://restorebalance.net/ Doctor Anca Sisu was determined to come to the US and persue post-graduate training.  So much so that she spent her clinical training years in medical school also training as a nurse and, in fact worked for several years as a registered nurse before starting her family medicine/integrative medicine residency.  One determined lady! Somewhere in this conversation we werechatting about the salt-mines (popular with tourists!) so if you'd like to take a look at that https://www.salinaturda.eu/en/ If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find an episode relevant to your own work you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non- US clinicians) here   Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this, or any other, podcast.   Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions              

Dr. Denise Billen-Mejia www.healandberadiant.com Dr. Nawras Abuhamidah FACP Internal Medicine/Primary care   Dr Nawras Abuhamidah Drnawras84@gmail.com CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy · Omaha, NE This is an unusual episode.  Dr Abuhamidah was in the line-up of 12 immigrant physicians scheduled for this season but it seemed better to make this short piece on the disaster in Libya and she will tell us her personal story next season. Please consider donating to disaster relief These are organizations known to be helping in Libya at this time but there are many, many others.  Islamic Relief USA  Zakat International Red Cross Red Crescent  MSF/DoctorsWithoutBorders If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find an episode relevant to your own work you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non- US clinicians) here   Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this, or any other, podcast.   Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions       disaster, Libya, dams,organizations, physicians, sanitation,  relief efforts, 

Listen-in as 2 doctors talk about myths, magic, the practice of medicine and everything in between.  This season all the guests are immigrant doctors who were fully-qualified doctors when they came to the US for postgraduate training and now established in their careers here in the USAThis episode I had a long chat with Dr. Nadia Mujahid, originally from Pakistan, she is an Associate Professor of Medicine, in the Division of Geriatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She practices geriatrics in inpatient and nursing home settings and teaches geriatric medicine fellows in training. She and her family love spending time outdoors doing hiking and biking in beautiful Rhode Island. She discovered and fell in love with coaching two years ago and is a certified life coach through the Life Coach School. She can be reached at the following email for a free 30 minute session, nadiamujahidmd@gmail.com.     If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find an episode relevant to your own work you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non- US clinicians) here   Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this, or any other, podcast.   Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions        

Season 3 Myth, Magic, Medicine  This season features only physicians who have moved to the USA after qualifying as doctors in their native land.   In this episode I talk to Case Troutman from Manila, Philippines   Caissa Troutman is board certified in Family & Obesity Medicine and certified as a Culinary Medicine Specialist (ABFM, ABOM, CCMS) She is the Founder and Passionate Ambassador of WEIGHT reMDy.   SHe talks about her journey to the States for postgraduate training and why she left the corporate healthcare system to pursue her dream of opening a holistic practice. As someone who struggled personally with weight issues (dropping 65 lbs, 35% of her starting body weight), she has the experience and professional expertise to empower the modern woman, struggling with weight, to break free of this stigmatizing disease and become the best version of herself through the power of Science, Behavior + Biology.   A self-confessed lifelong learner Case in on a journey to continuously push past her comfort zone and develop her God-given gifts to serve and make the most of this one life we are all given, for His glory.  www.weightremdy.net   Listen-in as 2 doctors talk about myths, magic, the practice of medicine and everything in between.  I am Denise Billen-Mejia, a retired MD, and every week I chat with a physician friend and colleague about something dear to their heart, whether obviously medical or not.   If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find an episode relevant to your own work you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non- US clinicians) through a link in the notes below.   Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this, or any other, podcast.   Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions  CME To claim free CME credits please use this link   This experience is powered by CMEfy – an AI-powered platform that directs learners along a pathway to capture reflections at the point of inspiration, point of care. Clinicians may earn CME/CE credit via ReflectCE, the accredited activity portal. Learn more at about.cmefy.com/cme-i

Myth, Magic, Medicine hosted by Akeso & Aglaia LLC   www.healandberadiant.com This, the first episode of Season 3 "Myth, Magic, Medicine" features Dr Mamta Kumar,  board certified in Internal Medicine and Integrative/Functional medicine physician, & speaker in Texas.    After switching 4 jobs in 8 years she wanted to create more aligned and sustainable life which allowed her to balance her own health and special needs parenting.  After going on medical leave during the pandemic she realized the importance of financial freedom and started her journey with Land and other real estate investments.  She believes in designing life to create more freedom of time, finances and freedom to work form anywhere and that having financial freedom helps us create more authentic and aligned life based on our values.   Dr Kumar helps other physicians create more aligned life by helping with their financial freedom journey. She can be reached through her website www.fastfiremd.com Listen-in as 2 doctors talk about myths, magic, and practice of medicine and everything in between. I am Denise Billen-Mejia, a retired MD, and every week I chat with a physician friend and colleague about something dear to their heart, whether obviously medical or not. If you are a healthcare professional yourself and find an episode relevant to your own work you will be able to apply for free CME credit (reciprocal CPD for non- US clinicians) through a link in the notes below. Not a medical professional? Of course, you are also welcome to subscribe and listen but please remember, while we are physicians, we are not YOUR physicians. Please consult with your own medical professional before acting on anything you hear on this, or any other, podcast. Please contact me at: office@aahypnosis.com with any comments or suggestions   To claim free CME credits please use this linkThis experience is powered by CMEfy – an AI-powered platform that directs learners along a pathway to capture reflections at the point of inspiration, point of care. Clinicians may earn CME/CE credit via ReflectCE, the accredited activity portal. Learn more at about.cmefy.com/cme-info  

Season 2 is officially over but this season's "bonus" episode is with Dr  Tatyana Reznik a guest for the upcoming Season 3 " Immigrant Doctors Navigating the American Healthcare System" which will launch in the fall.  Tatyana is a hospitalist practicing in Northern California and also certified in Lifestyle Medicine as well as a Life Coach.  Her own podcast " Voices of Women Physicians" is now in its second year. She is also a coauthors of two books. " How Healers Heal"Website: www.howhealersheal.comWill be published in mid July "Artificial intelligence in Medicine"No website yet. Tentative date of publishing around July 1  You can contact her through her website: https://www.joyfulsuccessliving.com  or Email: joyfulsuccessliving@gmail.com and be sure to come back for Season 3 to hear more from Tatyana and 11 other fascinating doctors.  To claim free CME credits please use this linkThis experience is powered by CMEfy – an AI-powered platform that directs learners along a pathway to capture reflections at the point of inspiration, point of care. Clinicians may earn CME/CE credit via ReflectCE, the accredited activity portal. Learn more at about.cmefy.com/cme-info          

Denise Billen-Mejia www.healandberadiant.com  My time in medicine began not long after S.O.A.P .became a thing and several of the older physicians were very suspicious, some kept an entire family's history in a single record and only a few secluded spots in the hospital were available for longform documentation.    Charts were often indecipherable to all but the author and billing staff. EMR was seen as a wonderful far off thing so this episode was very educational for me.   The pdf Dr Stegink alludes to in the episode is available through the link below. Dr. Ryan Stegink has always been curious about how the world works, majoring in physics before going to medical school. Dr. Stegink now works as an outpatient general pediatrician and enjoys caring for patients from all over the world, using his Spanish skills on a daily basis. He also enjoys encouraging colleagues and trainees, having been through burnout himself less than a year out of training. Part of Dr. Stegink’s path through burnout included optimizing his own charting and practice workflows, and he now coaches other physicians around charting so they can create margin to support their own values and priorities through his signature program, Charting Mastery!. You can find out more about Dr. Stegink over at Mededwell.com, The MedEdWell Podcast, or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn by searching MedEdWell He has a FREE PDF guide with 10 tips to help you finish your charting faster! Get your copy here     To claim free CME credits please use this linkPowered by CMEfy - a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward CME credits & more.   #charting, #document, #orders, #templates, #burnout,   

Denise Billen-Mejia www.healandberadiant.com   in this episode I am chatting with someone I talk to often, since we became accountability partners several months ago but it was a delight to learn more about my guest Dr Melinda Williams Willingham. An experienced pediatrician who completed her residency in 1998 and  in private practice for almost 25 years she recognized early the influence of politics and policies on healthcare and she took on leadership roles in the Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and was appointed to the National AAP committee on federal government affairs. In 2017, Melinda attended a technology conference that gave her a fresh perspective on the changing healthcare landscape. Inspired by this, she co-founded a nonprofit organization using telemedicine and a mobile unit to provide healthcare to underserved children in schools. Seeking to deliver innovative and patient-centered care while avoiding an overwhelming patient load, she decided to start her own solo practice. Despite launching during the pandemic, her practice has flourished, making a positive impact on the community. She loves to share her experience with other physicians and can be reached though social media channels Twitter @mwilllingham7  Instagram  & FB @drmelindawillingham  LinkedIn Dr. Melinda Williams Willingham,   To claim free CME credits please use this link Powered by CMEfy - a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward CME credits & more.  Wholechild, #wholefamily #yourownjourney #medicalconsulting #charting              

Denise Billen-Mejia MD  www.healandberadiant.com In this episode we start with how medicine has changed and how much better women are now represented in the profession, the differences in medical training and licensing between Eire (Southern Ireland )and other countries, and Fiona’s choice of career as a General Practioner. Fiona shares that she has been working in general practice for 15 years and has gotten to know her patients well. She believes that knowing about their lives and experiences helps her to see them as human beings. They briefly touch on the issue of burnout in medicine and the need for balance between anecdotal evidence and scientific research. Fiona's website, Wellness UR Way, offers classes on various techniques for feeling well and is open to anyone. You can reach Fiona  through her website https://www.wellnessurway.com/aboutus   To claim free CME credits please use this link: Powered by CMEfy - a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward CME credits & more.   #midwife #breathing, #psychiatry, #ireland #hypnosis #feeling,#depression,              

Denise Billen-Mejia www.healandberadiant.com   In this episode I chat with Sujin Lee, a physiatrist with subspecialty training in spinal cord injury. Sujin chose a hybrid career of clinical, research and teaching on leaving fellowship and now,also, coaches physicians. We talk about the changing face of medicine and the increasing acceptance of alternative ways of practicing now; part-time, telemedicine... She notes there is still hesitancy in mainstream academic medicine but things are slowly changing. Physicians are human beings first and being a healthy human is necessary to be a healthy physician. Pursuing other career opportunities is sometimes the better choice and Sujin makes the case for finding a coach to help with the process. It is clear more support and coaching programs within medical schools and the healthcare system, in general, would be beneficial for all medical staff. "... I see some people thinking that looking for help is a sign of weakness. No, it's not! Actually, the people who look for help are the ones that are brave and strong. They acknowledge they need help and go for it. I think that's real true authentic strength actually, not a weakness."    Sujin Lee MD You can reach Sujin at www.sujinleemd.com And register for her Masterclass at  here To claim CME click here    Powered by CMEfy - a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward CME credits & more.        #human beings, #healthy physicians #changing face of medicine #physician coach #transition          

 Denise Billen-Mejia MD CH www.healandberadiant.com   This episode I am talking to Anita Kumar MD. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, studied medicine at RCS Dublin and IM trained in Kentucky,  she now lives with her husband, (Gabiel Bietz  MMM Season 1 Episode 10) and  two children in San Antonio, TX. Recently Amita made a huge change, she quit her day job! Now she is working at a Free Clinic one day a week while exploring aspects of herself she has not had time to explore in the years since entering medical school. Her message to everyone (physician or not) is everyone can become their best self with the correct system, support and accountability. Her personal challenge is how to make that easier to accomplish within a flawed healthcare system.   Reach Amita at : https://www.dramitakumar.com/home amitakumar.md@gmail.com     To claim CME click here    Powered by CMEfy - a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward CME credits & more.      click here        

Denise Billen-Mejia MD CH  www.healandberadiant.com In this week's episode I chat with Trina Dorrah, a hospitalist who has been practicing for 14 years. Inspired by a weight loss coach she hired in 2019, she decided to become a life coach herself in 2020, when she saw how it was changing lives. She believes that life coaching is an extension of the healing personality that physicians already have.     Dr. Trina Dorrah is a physician, binge eating coach, and former binge eater who helps physicians stop binge eating.   Because of her personal history with binge eating, she knows what it’s like to struggle with food and feel like you can’t fix it on your own. She knows what it’s like to feel addicted to food and not be able to stop overeating despite your best efforts. She knows what it's like to try and eventually fail every diet you start. She knows what it's like to feel so much shame over your struggles with food. She knows how all of this feels because this used to be her life, too. Now, through the use of evidence-based principles and tools, she helps her clients heal themselves and finally stop binge eating.  https://www.foodfreedommd.com  Diet Culture is BS Dr. Trina Dorrah, MD To claim CME click here   Powered by CMEfy - a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward CME credits & more   # Binge Eating disorder # Body Acceptance #Self-Love