Ariel Shirley is a graduating senior at the University of Arizona Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health who completed an internship focused on community education at the UArizona Sarver Heart Center. After graduation, she aspires to continue her education, seeking a masters of public health degree followed by a medical degree. Ariel’s dream is to work to improve health in her Navajo community and address disparities in the health-care system.
Ariel Shirley
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By Ariel Shirley | Apr 22, 2019
Yá’át’ééh (hello in Diné), my name is Ariel Shirley. I am a senior studying public health at the University of Arizona. I grew up near the Diné (Navajo) Nation in Gallup, N.M. Since I was a little girl, my Diné... (read more)