Healthcare Heroes

Ashley Blackmon is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who currently cares for advanced heart failure patients. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing from Georgia State University in Atlanta. Currently, she has publications in NP Student Magazine, Georgia Nurses Newsletter, and has been on several podcasts including Unity Talks, NP Hub’s “Healthcare Heroes”, and the Head-to-Toe Year in Review Podcast. She most recently passed her certification exam for Heart Failure Nursing. Ashley has educational videos available through UAPRN as well as her Instagram page @true_heart_np.

Dr. Carolyn Clevenger is a gerontological nurse practitioner, Professor and Associate Dean for Transformative Clinical Practice at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. Dr. Clevenger serves as the Clinical Director and a practicing nurse practitioner at the Emory Integrated Memory Care Clinic.  She earned her BSN from West Virginia University, MSN from Emory University, and DNP from the Medical College of Georgia. Followed by her postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Veterans' Affairs. In today’s episode, Dr. Clevenger joins Krish Chopra and provides insights on why nurses have endless opportunities.

Dr. Patrice Little is a Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Founder of NP Student Magazine, producer for Georgia Public Broadcast, and author ofOut of Crazy Born Genius: Reclaim Life Worth Living after (Child) Abuse. She joins Krish Chopra to discuss everything from medicine to media.

This week's episode, Krish is joined by Dr. Kelly Gardiner, author of "Everything You Should've Learned in Psychiatry School But Didn't". Dr. Gardiner shares expert advice on why you need a no Benzo policy, how to start a company, and what they don't teach you in school.

Krish is joined by Dr. Lutricia Harrison DNP, APRN, FNP-BC from Houston, Texas. Dr. Harrison owns a practice in an independently owned nurse practitioner clinic as a primary care provider providing services across the lifespan in a medically underserved and socioeconomic area of North Houston. In this podcast, Krish and Dr. Harrison discuss how to find a great mentor, run a successful clinic, and build a strong team.