9 to 5 Wellness

← 9 to 5 Wellness3 sep · 29 min

A conversation with MedFit Education Foundation Founder

A conversation with MedFit Education Foundation Founder3 sep29 min

On this episode of the podcast, I sat down with Lisa Dougherty, founder and CEO of the nonprofit MedFit Education Foundation, to talk about advancing education at the intersection of healthcare, fitness, and wellness. Lisa shared that she launched the foundation in 2017 to address the fitness industry's lack of training for working safely with chronic disease, medical conditions, and disabilities. She started with free weekly webinars, then moved to multidisciplinary university-based conferen...