Ann Maria Hester, M.D. is a ‘Physician on a Mission to Help You Thrive, Not Just Survive’. She is a board-certified internist with 30 years of clinical experience caring for patients in multiple settings.  Dr. Hester has written several books, including her latest, published in 2022 called Patient Empowerment 101: More than a book, it’s an adventure! The ‘adventure’ is a sister website where readers can go to download fillable medical forms and watch empowering videos. Dr. Hester is a former syndicated columnist and her work can be found on KevinMD as well. Most recently, she launched a one-of-a-kind on-demand health and wellness course platform, Patient World (https://www. patientworld.net) where people around the world can enroll to take fun and interactive courses taught by doctors, authors, and health experts.