Welcome to Episode 72 of the Sustainable Clinical Medicine Podcast! In today's episode, Dr. Sarah Smith sits down with Dr. Annie DePasquale, a family physician with a diverse clinical background. From working in family medicine clinics to mentoring nurse practitioners and pioneering a successful matchmaking venture for clinicians, Dr. DePasquale's journey is both inspiring and transformative. Here are 3 key takeaways from this episode: Learn about Dr. DePasquale's venture matching nurse practitioners with collaborating physicians, helping 4,000 NPs nationwide! Discover how she found work-life balance and fulfillment in mentoring, teaching, and managing a thriving business. Uncover the positive impact of collaborative programs in healthcare and the evolving regulations affecting nurse practitioners. Dr. Annie DePasquale Bio: Dr. Annie DePasquale, MD is a Board-certified Family Medicine physician who first-hand saw an unmet need for her NP colleagues who need a supervising physician to practice independently. Dr. Annie DePasquale studied Piano & French as an Undergrad at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and completing her Facility Medicine Residency program at Georgetown University in Washington DC. She taught for the Teach America program in Baltimore, MD and worked for Federally Qualified Health Centers in Washington, DC, Medford, OR & Lynchburg, VA. In 2020, Dr. Annie DePasquale founded Collaborating Docs when she realized how hard it is for NPs to find a collaborating physician. The hoops that nurse practitioners have to jump through to start practicing are too exhausting for anyone to handle alone. Dr. DePasquale benefited greatly from the mentorship of NPs throughout her career, especially when she was a green new grad, so she is very committed to giving back to the community that helped her so much. Our mission is to make it easy for NPs to help more patients by having the freedom of choice. Collaborating Docs has helped over 2500 NPs match with collaborating physicians. ---------------------------------------------------------- We’ve partnered with Collaborating Docs to bring you savings! 🚀 They are the industry experts in matching NPs with supportive collaborating physicians. Are you an NP who needs a new collaborator who is more accessible & affordable? The NP-led team at Collaborating Docs guarantees you the perfect physician match within 14 days or less! Book a call to get a free quote from one of their NP Onboarding Team members via CollaboratingDocs.com. Don’t miss out on this exclusive offer! Use Referral Code CHARTINGCOACH to get your $500 ONBOARDING FEE WAIVED when you sign up for the service! -------------- Would you like to view a transcript of this episode? Click here **** Charting Champions is a premiere, lifetime access Physician only program that is helping Physicians get home with today's work done. All the proven tools, support and community you need to create time for your life outside of medicine. Learn more at https://www.chartingcoach.ca **** Enjoying this podcast? Please share it with someone who would benefit. Also, don’t forget to hit “follow” so you get all the new episodes as soon as they are released. **** Come hang out with me on Facebook or Instagram. Follow me @chartingcoach to get more practical tools to help you create sustainable clinical medicine in your life.   **** Questions? Comments? Want to share how this podcast has helped you? Shoot me an email at [email protected]. I would love to hear from you.