November 6, 2024

Nereida Savoy

  Nurse practitioner Nereida Savoy arrived in the U.S. from Cuba as a little girl and political refuge. This experience helped shape her desire to work with other minority and disadvantaged groups. Here she shares her experience working on a Navajo reservation. … [Read more...]

Kate Wilson

Kate Wilson, RN, Director of Health Information Systems at Arlington Free Clinic, in Arlington, VA, works in a “mini United Nations.” She discusses the impact of health care reform and electronic health records on the clinic and its patients. … [Read more...]

Vania Maldonado

Vania Maldonado, a patient care coordinator at the Loudoun County Community Health Center in Leesburg, Virginia, shares a secret to her success: for her, the patients are like family. … [Read more...]

Chris Echterling

Family physician Chris Echterling faced a patient whose needs were so overwhelming, he sent an email to colleagues saying, “Who wants to help me save a life?” … [Read more...]