May 18, 2015 Taking the Operating Room to the Patient: Mobile Surgery in Rural Ecuador On a Thursday afternoon in June, I found myself dressed in scrubs and a surgery cap, crossing a cable bridge over an expansive Amazon tributary.
Sept. 23, 2015 Secret Confessions of a Med School Mom I didn’t head straight to medical school after college. I did, however, head straight into parenting.
April 22, 2019 Running at Dawn: A Diné Cultural and Health Teaching As a public health student, I have the unique perspective of incorporating Diné philosophies with holistic wellness to address chronic health issues. One example is using my culture to connect with running.
Sept. 4, 2019 7 Strategies for Staying Healthy in College With college freshman orientations right around the corner, you can start your academic career on the right foot by following these simple lifestyle tips.
Nov. 30, 2021 Meet a Navajo Student Advancing Indigenous Rights Around Research Data Dynnika Tso (Diné) is a public health undergraduate student at the University of Arizona Health Sciences who is passionate about improving ethical standards in research.
Feb. 23, 2022 Meet an Aspiring Cardiologist Targeting Heart Disease Through Research and Innovation As Ike Chinyere, PhD, a University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson third-year medical student, breaks it down, biomedical research, clinical care and entrepreneurship fit together naturally.
May 31, 2022 Meet a Medical Student Hoping to Improve Mental Health Services Lily Nguyen, BSN, RN, is a third-year medical student in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson whose personal and professional experience ignited a passion to improve mental health services for Asian-American communities.
Aug. 19, 2022 Why Immersive Summer Programs Matter to Health Care Students Read two first-hand experiences of how University of Arizona Health Sciences summer programs help future health care professionals get research experience and learn about health disparities.
Oct. 14, 2022 Meet a Pre-Med Student Giving Back to His Community Cristóbal Reyes Cuevas, who is majoring in biochemistry and physiology at the University of Arizona, has strong roots in his Mexican heritage that influence his desire to pursue medicine.
Nov. 22, 2022 Meet a Doctoral Student Researching Treatments for Brain Disorders Angel-Grace Charity Leslie is a medical pharmacology doctoral student from the Navajo Nation whose personal experiences led her to study neurodegenerative diseases.