1054. She Did Not Choose Her Surgical Specialty ... It Chose Her
Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love
Don Hutcheson
5.0 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Dr. Rachel Wellner was drawn to medicine at a young age, inspired by her father's work in the medical field. From founding several international medical programs, to providing free breast cancer screenings and services to the underserved and uninsured, she embodies the values of her oath. She is the author of the Doctoroo children's series, where Doctoroo the Kangaroo and her friends teach children the importance of staying healthy.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, world, welcome to discover your talent, do what you love. I'm your host, Don Hutchison. |
| 0:16.8 | Every Tuesday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom. |
| 0:27.0 | On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular or interesting occupations or professions who shares an insider's look at what it's really like to do what they do. |
| 0:39.5 | I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Dr. Rachel Wellner. |
| 0:44.3 | Welcome, Rachel. |
| 0:45.8 | Thank you for having me, Don. |
| 0:47.9 | It is our great pleasure. |
| 0:49.8 | Rachel, are you using your talents doing work that you love? |
| 0:52.6 | Oh, absolutely. |
| 0:54.6 | All righty. Well, we're going to get into that entire story. Rachel, are you using your talents doing work that you love? Oh, absolutely. All righty. |
| 0:55.2 | Well, we're going to get into that entire story. |
| 0:57.9 | Rachel Wellner was drawn to medicine at a young age, inspired by her father's work in the medical field. |
| 1:04.5 | In college, she pursued international mission trips, and this passion for service and health care is reflected throughout her career. |
| 1:11.8 | From founding several international medical programs to providing free breast cancer |
| 1:16.3 | screenings and services to the underserved and uninsured, Dr. Wellner truly embodies the values |
| 1:22.7 | of her oath. |
| 1:23.9 | She's the acclaimed author of Dr. Roo Children's Series, where Dr. Roo, the Kangaroo and her group of friends teach children the importance of staying healthy. |
| 1:33.6 | Wonderful idea. |
| 1:34.8 | Well, before we get into your amazing backstory, Rachel, tell our listeners for just a couple of minutes, any projects that you're working on right now that have you excited and motivated. |
| 1:50.0 | Thank you, Don. Well, you know, everybody always said, Dr. Wellner, Rachel, you need to focus, but I've never been able very good at focusing. I like to be a multitasker and get myself |
| 1:56.0 | involved in a lot of different efforts. So in addition to being involved in many multiple international missions, |
| 2:03.9 | which I'm not at the present doing anything like that, |
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