Jasmine Pourazar

I've been in healthcare for about 15 years, and I really stumbled into it. After graduating college, I was interning with a psychologist and learning about this treatment called TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation). I applied for a job just because of where I lived, but I ended up falling in love with it and how it really helps people. As a technician, I worked with patients 5 days a week for about 3 to 6 weeks using the TMS device to treat depression and later OCD. You really got to know your patients, but you also got to see them getting better, which required soft skills since we were working with a very vulnerable population. From there, I found myself in a training and educational role, which is where I really felt my passion - teaching other people how to do what I was doing. I started training technicians and evolved into training physicians and nurse practitioners as well, helping design the entire training course. What I'm most proud of is spearheading the training program at my previous company with my co-worker Jenny Coleman. We had the support and collaboration with the medical director and different physicians, and we helped the company grow from about 3 clinics to about 20, going out of state. I trained at least indirectly or directly all of the technicians and physicians, and we got it down to a plan where it was flowing seamlessly while making it an enjoyable experience. Now I've moved from startup to corporate, and I do training and education for a hospital in the hospice realm, working with nurses, chaplains, social workers, and other staff on clinical training as well as compliance regulation screening. I've been with this company for just over a year as of February.