Dr. AJ Weinhold, MD — Director of Rural Programs and the Wilderness & Austere Medicine Fellowship at the Idaho State University Family Medicine Residency shares her journey from medical school to becoming a leader in rural and wilderness medicine. We discuss what it takes to train physicians for the most remote and underserved areas, the challenges and rewards of rural healthcare, and how wilderness medicine shapes clinical resilience.

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Dr. Megan Quintana, MD, shares some of the experiences she's had as a trauma surgeon. She discusses her motivations in choosing trauma surgery, how her training translates into her day-to-day and some landmark cases that left an impact.

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Dr. Landon Trost, MD, describes his work as a urologist who is also specialized in andrology and male infertility. He also answers our questions about his current work which focuses on treating and researching conditions of the male reproductive system.

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Ben Peterson, co-owner of KNAFS with his wife Athena, discusses his path to entrepreneurship and the field of pocket knives. He offers a holistic perspective in approaching life's challenges and pursuing one's passion.

Resources referenced during this episode:

- KNAFS' knife collection

- KNAFS' latest project

- Ben's Favorite Video

- KNAFS Instagram

- Ben's Instagram

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Dr. Bobby Low PhD, EdSp, walks us through the factors that make up mental performance and it's importance in sport, the workplace and just life in general. He also provides some actionable items that one could take to develop their own mental performance and improve their outlook on life.

Resources referenced during this episode:

-The Fearless Mind by Dr. Craig Manning

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Brian Boehme PT, DPT, discusses the value of personalizing care to patients through assisted maneuvers and listening to their needs. He also shares some experiences learned after co-developing a multi-disciplinary practice.

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Dr. Derek Weaver DO, discusses his path to rural family medicine and how he was able to broaden his scope of practice to include a variety of procedures including vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, other OB/GYN procedures as well as extensive pediatric care.

He also shares his experience in starting a private practice and how maintaining the priority to put patients first enabled his business to grow and serve his community.

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Cam and Parker discuss their paths to medical school and the experiences they've had so far in the first year of their medical training.

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