How It All Began

I didn’t graduate high school on time because my grades were so poor. I have always struggled with traditional learning.  I grew up thinking I was stupid. Deep down I felt stupid. I have a learning disability – dyslexia.  My mind switches letters and numbers. There are a lot of insecurities when you feel you can’t effectively learn. But, I was determined, so I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and learned to learn. I was deployed to Operation Desert Storm as a “Dragon Gunner” (shoulder fired anti-tank rocket,) where lives depended on my ability to learn, identify, and execute.  I learned how to learn in the sands of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.  As I began a medical career as a emergency medicine physician assistant (PA,) also where lives depended on my ability to learn, understand and execute, I saw how traditional education shared knowledge and realized there had to be a more effective way.  CME4LIFE offers learning that is “sticky,” meaning you learn deeply so you can apply clinically.  I call it “active engagement learning.”  Over the past two decades I have inspired countless clinicians to learn differently and increased their confidence and competence. It’s my passion and my calling. It’s why God put me on this planet.