Functional Practitioner Achieves High ROI and Patient Success with Proven Fertility Protocols

Maria Santee, PA-C, AFMC (00:00) So my mic drop reason for joining HFI is that not only is it going to save you time, but it's also to save you those late nights where you're trying to figure out what to do with patients. You have a whole community there to kind of help you. Dr. Aumatma is one of the most amazing practitioners that I've ever encountered. I consider her a really good friend and a colleague. And so you end up building this resource, not only from doing the practitioner program, but you have a mentor along the way, which is something that's invaluable. She's been through all the things that fertility patients have to go through already. And for her to pass on her wisdom, I feel like you can't put a price on that. The way that she lays out the program is something that is easy to follow. You have the time if you can dedicate a couple hours - 3 to 5 hours per per week, fit it in so that you can your business, start getting your clients and your patients in and helping them with their fertility journey. Hi, my name is Maria Santee. I'm a physician associate functional practitioner at Vital Fertility in Santa Cruz, California. What motivated me to pursue more education with HFI was after I was done with my functional practitioner certification, I felt like I needed a little bit more in depth in the fertility space. I myself knew that I wanted to go into functional fertility, and I wanted something that I could really have to support my patients, and not just a skim overview of functional medicine. I really wanted to deep dive into functional fertility. My journey through the Practitioner Training Program was great. It was about a year long. I loved that we had one-on-ones. I loved that the modules were there for us to have. We had question-and-answer sessions. There was a lot of information. I loved the book that we received with a lot of the information with the labs and protocols. That is something that I - to this day - keep at my desk when I see patients, and it's literally one of those tools in my toolbox that I don't want to let go of. I keep it in my backpack, take it home, bring it back, because I use it on a daily basis. We got a lot of support and resources, and I really had a clear understanding of how I was gonna build out a program for my patients when I was done with the Practitioner Program. When I think about running my practice, the thing that's made the key difference from the Practitioner Program is I got something that was nice, and kind of put together so that I could implement a protocol ready to go for my patients. It wasn't me trying to kind of figure out what was best. There was a process of how to help patients, and for me to help them through the process. And that is something I know comes from experience, and Dr. Aumatma had many years of experience, and she was able to put this process together. And it literally has been something that I can just plug my patients into, and have them come out with the best success rates of fertility possible. The resources have definitely made me more confident while I'm trying to take care of my patients. I love her reference guide. I take it with me everywhere. It helps me kind of organize my thoughts and protocols. It lets me be able to reference optimal ranges without having to look them up. It's something that I have all in one. And then all the other resources, whether it be the supplements that are really good for detoxification pathways or something to support the hormones, have been invaluable because it's not easy for you to find. So I love that all the resources that are there for you to be able to support your patient through their fertility journey. Hands down, the investment into the Practitioner Program has turned over an amazing ROI, not only for my patients, but also for myself. The beautiful thing about it is that Dr. Aumatma was able to put 10+ years of experience into the training. So she saved me having to, kind of, test and guess and figure out what I was doing with my patients. She literally gave me an outline of all the things that I would need to start really getting set up for success with my patients. So not only did I feel like I saved time, but I also grew as a practitioner, and was able to start helping my patients sooner than later with a more detailed protocol, as well as something that I knew was gonna bring out success with my fertility patients.