Tea Nguyen, D.P.M.’11, left an employed position in 2018 to launch an insurance-based practice that would allow her better control of her time and autonomy. Less than two years later, she says, the business “was in shambles” and she was […]
Alumna “Spills The Tea” On Direct Care Podiatry Read More
Tea Nguyen, D.P.M.’11, AACFAS, owns a podiatry practice in Freedom, CA, Pacific Point Podiatry. She completed her residency in 2014 at St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Michigan, focusing on reconstructive foot and rearfoot surgery, and a wound care fellowship at
Tea Nguyen, D.P.M.’11, AACFAS Read More
Got some stuff to get rid of this season? I found this amazing blog that lists where your goods can go, for the good of someone else. My favorite places are usually the Salvation Army or a local place I
Spring cleaning and buying Read More
Wouldn’t it be great to grow your own food in your apartment? Seems like I got stung by the gardening bee and have been adding to my balcony garden of goodies. I remember learning about New York’s urban gardening where
I found this interesting article (requires free registration) about one medical school that changed their grading system to pass/fail and the results are encouraging. Take a look at how students rate their psychological health, their satisfaction with the quality of
Medical school grading system? Read More
Lookie at what I found, coupons online! I’m going to admit our past-time favorite moments is going to include finding great deals in the Val-Pak mail and online deals. It is so fun hunting for bargains that it really should
Coupon clipping is for everyone! Read More
CelebrAsian was Saturday. I look forward to this time of year because it’s when all of the Asian people come out and you can eat Asian food and see traditional performances from all the Asian culture. There were vendors representing
Well, technically, it’s held at the Des Moines Art Center, just a few blocks down the road, and taught by visiting artist Tracy Duran, M.F.A. This was an amazing class coordinated by Gary Hoff, D.O., FACOI, FACC, and it is
Intro to figure drawing – a DMU elective Read More
Seems like second year students are hibernating in the library sitting in a deep trance with their face stuck in their COMLEX or First Aid USMLE books. What are those books anyway? Oh dear, so soon? Yes, it is board
Dare I say the “B” word…Boards! Read More
In recognition of Bone Marrow Month, I felt it would be appropriate to share my friend’s story about his battle with leukemia. He’s a strapping young man and was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 25, just two years