Episode 127Rural Health on the Front Lines: Dr. Manny Sethi on Access, Private Equity, and PreventionIn Episode 127 of DC EKG, Joe Grogan sits down with Dr. Manny Sethi of Vanderbilt and Healthy Tennessee to talk about what rural health looks like up close and what policy changes could actually improve access.Dr. Sethi shares his story growing up in small town Tennessee as the son of immigrant physicians, then training as an orthopedic traumatologist and treating high-energy injuries that often collide with chronic disease and limited access to care.The conversation centers on why rural communities struggle to find primary care and specialists, how administrative burden and electronic medical record requirements can crush independent practices, and why private equity and large systems buying clinics can reduce real access for patients.Dr. Sethi also explains how Healthy Tennessee built a volunteer, community-based model of prevention through health fairs that screen hundreds to thousands of people, partner with food banks, and connect high-risk patients to follow-up care.If you care about rural healthcare, access to care, private equity in medicine, physician shortages, preventative care, EHR burden, Medicaid, Medicare, and community health, this episode is a practical look at what is broken and what can be done.In This ConversationJoe and Dr. Sethi cover:Timestamps (Audio platforms)Key TakeawaysAbout Our GuestDr. Manny Sethi is an orthopedic traumatologist at Vanderbilt and co-founder of Healthy Tennessee, a nonprofit he launched with his wife in 2011 to bring prevention and screening to underserved communities through volunteer-driven health fairs and partnerships across the state.---Show Sponsor: Survivors for Solutions – https://survivorsforsolutions.orgExecutive Producer: John “CZ” Czwartacki, DC EKG PodcastProducer: Julie Riga, Stay on Course Studios – https://www.stayoncourse.studio