Dr. Amanda Thurman is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a background in pediatrics, women’s health, internal medicine, and college health. She’s a Program Director & Assistant Professor at the Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing, and her practice is at a free & charitable clinic in San Diego serving patients who have no other access to care. Hear why you should say yes to new opportunities in your nursing career, the patient experience at her free & charitable clinic, the origins of her calling to address food insecurity, and how free & charitable clinics can turn food into healthcare.

Learn more about Dr. Amanda Thurman on the Azusa Pacific University site, the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) site, the FRAC’s SNAP Challenge site, and dive into the research here and here

Dr. Dawn Bounds is a Nurse Scientist, an Associate Professor at the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at UC Irvine, and the Leader of the Centering Youth & Families for Empowerment and Resilience (CYFER) Lab. She’s established herself as a leader and a changemaker in the field of youth mental health. Hear the interaction that inspired her to become a nurse, how she decided to focus on children, how to care for children who have been through so much trauma, the magic behind securing grants, and what she expects out of her current & future research.

Learn more about Dr. Dawn Bounds on the UCI site, and check out The THRIVE Study and what are said to be the strengths of an Aries

Dr. Mike Bueno is a Registered Nurse and an Associate Clinical Professor at the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at UC Irvine. His research focuses on the experiences of the understudied population of male caregivers for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, and how masculinity and gendered expectations influence their caregiver role. Hear why he didn’t initially want to be a nurse when he graduated high school, how to find your first nursing job & nursing specialty, the reality of being a male nurse, how he got into teaching nursing, and the most fascinating insights from his research.

Learn more about Dr. Mike Bueno on the UCI site, check out his research, join Jack’s Caregiver Coalition, and read about former NFL players becoming nurses