DeAnna Phan, CNP recently acquired her Masters of Science in Nursing degree with specialization in Adult-Gerontology at St. Catherine University in 2022. From being a Certified Medical Assistant to a Registered Nurse, she has extensive experience in the medical field, caring for patients under different areas of medicine.
DeAnna took the medical field route because of her desire to help those who are in need–she finds joy in “…working in collaboration with patients and families to help them reach their goals.” She is now exploring the area of neurology because of its challenging and rewarding nature, along with personal family reasons. She chose to work with the Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology because of how the organization’s philosophy is aligned with hers, which was reflected during her interviews.
When not in the medical facilities working with patients, DeAnna unwinds by going on hunting and fishing with her loved ones. She believes in starting with small goals which make the bigger ones more attainable when it comes to maintaining a holistically healthy lifestyle. She also finds having a good support system to be another essential component in achieving overall well-being.
I’m very glad Dr. Veen was easy to talk to, seemed very in tuned with what I was saying (an active listener), and didn’t bowl me over with why I was wrong or why she knew so much more (which she does) than me. She let me share my anxiety and then set about describing how “we” were going to tackle diagnosing and treating whatever we found. That was encouraging to me even though some of the discussion was very much anxiety generating. Dr. Veen answered all of our questions and was so comfortable talking to her. She really listened to what we had to say. This was my first time doing a telemedicine appointment and it was very easy and the doctor was as complete as could be without physical interaction. Because of Covid, we had to make appt for a phone visit. We were a little skeptical of this but everything went good. All questions were addressed and a follow up was discussed. Dr. Veen as always gets an A+. I was particularly impressed that the providers came to the waiting room for their patients and escorted them to their offices. Dr Veen gets max points for listening to everything I had to say, seeking my input and developing a mutual plan for next steps. Kudos! Dr. Veen is excellent. I do recommender her to friends!!