[Hlthpol] HPF Update: Dr. Adela Lente Is Helping Native American Youth Succeed

[Barbara Ross-Lee]

The program participants continue to make us all very proud.

On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 3:03 PM Cooper, Nancy <coopern at ohio.edu> wrote:

> Hi Fellows:  Adela Lente, M.D., HPF Class of 2018, is featured in a news
> release today in USA TODAY – futureofpersonalhealth.com.
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> Dr. Lente, a member of the Isleta Pueblo community, is a general surgeon
> currently practicing emergency general surgery and trauma in El Paso and
> serves Chair of Surgical Specialties & Associate Professor of Surgery at
> the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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> As the article explains, “It was Dr. Lente’s own experiences struggling in
> an impoverished community with limited resources that inspired her to help
> others. She recognizes that too many Native Americans are told they can’t
> succeed in college or a complicated career, and wants to change that.
> “It’s the ones that give up after they’re told they can’t succeed, those
> are the ones I’m in search of empowering.”
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> Read the article here:
> http://www.futureofpersonalhealth.com/advocacy/dr-adela-lente-is-helping-native-american-youth-succeed
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> Thanks for keeping me updated on you health policy-related activities.
> Have a great week. NC
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> Nancy Cooper
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> Coordinator, Health Policy Fellowship
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