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What do you do when you want better for your patients than what is being offered in the practices you regularly see?

How so you create a career that is fulfilling and contributes to your own health and that of your patients' outside of the office?

Tune into this episode with Dr Shayla as we talk imposter syndrome, pretending not to be a doctor in a healthcare setting, and creating our own career paths!

ABOUT DR SHAYLA:

Dr. Shayla Nettey is a board-certified Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine physician.  She is the co-founder of Cooking on Purpose Health, a virtual direct-care preventive and obesity medicine practice.  She also serves as chief clinical strategist at a healthcare design agency in Boston. She completed medical school at Morehouse School of Medicine where she also met her husband and they have a 5 year old daughter.

She believes that food is medicine and is the foundation of a healthy life.  She recognizes community barriers that contribute to food insecurity and hosts community events to speak about culturally relevant food in North Carolina and Georgia. She uses her love for cooking, medicine, and design to share health education in non-traditional ways with patients directly via her virtual care practice and her social media platforms.  

Find her on IG @cookingonpurposehealth or website https://cookingonpurposehealth.com/