Posts Tagged ‘medical school’
Intentionally Eliminating Health Inequities in Clinical Trials
“One of several lessons I learned from NMF is that patients are often unaware clinical trials provide access to treatment.” Dr. Peta-Gay A. Ricketts — a 2022 National Medical Fellowships…
Read MoreA Selfless Sibling’s Guide to Studying Medicine
“I need to make sure I do well not only for me, but also for all those who look like me following in my footsteps.” Jonathan Tyes – one of…
Read MoreMaking Women’s and Children’s Health a Family Affair
Dr. Sharon A. Ashley speaks highly of her sister, Dr. Ann Ashley Gilbert-Biry, who is a pioneer in women’s health – but shares an impressive 30-plus year career of her…
Read MoreThe Grit and Grind of a Non-Traditional Medical Professional
Dr. Anya Bazzell, creator of the social media blog “Surgery and the City,” recounts her winding experience to and through medical school – and beyond. Dr. Anya Bazzell, creator of…
Read MoreFor Women in Medicine, ‘Having It All’ Is Hard – Living without Purpose is Harder
“The patients I went into medicine for – the populations made vulnerable, the chronically marginalized – weren’t even making it into primary care physicians’ offices because they were going straight…
Read MoreHonoring Sandra Bruce Nichols, M.D., FAAFP, MHCDS, M.S.
NMF celebrates a beloved health care servant leader. With eternal gratitude and heartfelt appreciation, National Medical Fellowships wishes Dr. Sandra B. Nichols, immediate past chair of the NMF Board of…
Read MoreSetting Intentions and Creating Solutions
“I’ve worked to inspire, mentor, and support aspiring underrepresented minority students on their journeys to becoming health care professionals, too.” Jeremiah Whittington, a fourth-year student at University of Illinois College…
Read MoreMentorship in a Challenging Climate
“At the conjunction of alumni’s paths and students’ pathfinding, NMF serves as a relay station where we can signal the ways to identify, meet, and overcome the inevitable obstacles along…
Read MorePopulation Health, Pandemics, and the Public Eye
Dr. Tonya Walker’s career from the ER to Netflix focuses on health inequities. By day, Dr. Tonya Walker works for Netflix as its Chief Medical Officer and Director of Employee…
Read MoreBecoming a Holistic Healer for the Historically Marginalized
Burt-Miller intends to work both on the ground as a clinician and upstream in the policy space to most effectively reduce health inequities. When Joel F. Burt-Miller showed up to…
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