Overcoming Physical Limitations: Brett Fadgen’s Road to Anesthesia

Jeremy and Sharon were up in Hershey for the PANA Spring Symposium and hosted a live taping of the podcast with Brett Fadgen, MSN, CFRN, CRNA. If you haven’t heard Brett’s story, it’s a remarkable one about perseverance and never giving up in the face of life’s challenges. Join us to hear all about his journey and how he became the only one-armed nurse anesthetist.  

Here are some of the things you’ll learn on this show:

• Brett’s childhood and growing up with a congenital defect. 3:21
• The journey from being a paramedic to RN to anesthesia school.  9:05
• The challenges he faced in anesthesia school. 13:47
• The contact he has with other people with limitations that are interested in anesthesia. 23:55
• What questions do patients ask? 26:15
• The final message Brett has for people. 32:00

About our guest: https://www.panaforqualitycare.com/single-post/2019/01/23/crna-inspires-by-defying-stereotypes-exceeding-expectations

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