Welcome to Dean’s Chat Dr. Rachel Albright! Drs. Jensen and Richey are thrilled to discuss “all things podiatric medicine and surgery” with Dr. Albright. Dr. Albright is currently practicing with Stamford Health Medical Group in Connecticut. She holds a Master's degree in Public Health from The Dartmouth Institute, Geisel School of medicine and a Bachelors degree In Business Management with a minor in chemistry from the University of South Florida. She completed her Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine Degree from Scholl College and went on to do a 3 year surgical residency at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medicine Center.

Join us as she discussed her passion for Research and public health including her experience in health economic models which she learned during a unique opportunity to study abroad at the University of Oxford in the field of Applied methods of cost-effectiveness analysis. We discuss the multiple organizations that she has served in leadership roles with application of her exceptional research acumen including APMA and ACFAS. She also serves as Deputy Editor with the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery and Associate editor for the Journal of Podiatric Medical Association as well as a reviewer for Foot and Ankle International, Gerontology and even reviews grants for international organizations.

With her passion for research, she is also an exceptional faculty member with numerous publications and invited lectures across a multitude of professional organizations. She serves as faculty for the AO North America, UT RGV and Scholl College as well as Dartmouth College teaching qualitative methods and survey research methods. Tune in, to discover what passions Dr. Albright has outside of medicine and how she recharges her batteries after giving back so much to the profession! We hope you enjoy this incredible episode!

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Drs. Jensen and Richey welcome Dr. Nicole Brouyette to Dean’s Chat! Dr. Brouyette currently serves as the Associate Program director for Henry Ford Health System Residency program in Detroit MI. She got her undergraduate degree at Wayne State University with a Bachelors of Science in Molecular biology. She completed her Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine with the Ohio College and completed her 3 yr surgical residency training program with St. Johns Hospital and Medical center in Detroit MI. Join us as we discuss “all things podiatric medicine and surgery!”

This episode is sponsored by Bako Diagnostics!

Dr. Brouyette is a true leader in the profession. Tune in for our discussion about her role as Associate program director and the overall structure and flow of the Henry Ford Health System Residency program. She also leans in and shares her experiences starting the Paragon28 Women in Podiatric Surgery Summit. Dr. Brouyette discusses the importance of female mentorship and some of the barriers young women face in medicine as they try to juggle the various roles they wish to pursue. She speaks openly and honestly about the challenges of being a woman in healthcare and how sometimes our own expectations can add additional stress in our lives. The discussion is uplifting, vulnerable and authentic as we discuss residency training, motherhood, maternity leave, feeling the need to fit into group and the power and freedom of living an authentic life.

Her career has been built on excellence. She has served in numersou leadership roles including ACFAS Great Lakes region Vice President, Member of the ACFAS Education and Scientific affairs committee, and faculty for AO NOrth America. She serves as section editor for the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, NBPME Joint review panel for practitioners Part1 and has published a myriad of journal articles, poster presentations and invited lectures to various educational symposiums. We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Dean's Chat host, Dr. Jeffrey Jensen, interviews Dr. Allan Freedline from Miami, FL.

Dr. Allan Freedline is a surgically trained podiatrist who pivoted into a senior executive role at a global medical device company, where he spent over two decades driving innovation and acquisitions.

Allan held key roles in medical education, strategy development, tech scouting, and business development, contributing to over $1.5bn in acquisitions.

Dr. Freedline also designed and patented a globally sold medical device and was on the initial design team for the first single use disposable negative pressure device.

Join in for a fascinating discussion - lots of options out there for today's Podiatrist! Dr. Freeline is now a consultant with "Freedline Advisors" - AllanFreedline@gmail.com

Enjoy!