“Failure Is A Detour”
Pensa Helps Create Medical Student Support Group
Back To School/Hispanic Heritage
September 2019 Issue
Back to School/Hispanic Heritage Issue
In this issue we
honor the work of Chi-Chi Rodríguez and his youth foundation, Braxton Moral who simultaneously earned his high school diploma and a degree from Harvard, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions
spotlight literature and culture with a firsthand account of La Feria del Libro en Madrid, as well as the works of five Latino authors who each made an important impact through their lives and writings
explore the headlines impacting Hispanics around the globe, including in/from Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Venezuela
learn more about the impact of AAHHE in the latest Faculty Voices and Finding My way: A Latinx’ Self-Reflection columns
discuss in our Physician Outlook supplement the opioid crisis, as well as our latest Inspiring and Aspiring medical student, Leslie Pensa, and the good work of this month’s Physician Spotlight, Dr. Marcelo Hochman
peruse titles from Lee & Low Books, as well as from Teachers College Press
Pensa Helps Create Medical Student Support Group
Achieving equity for latino students expanding the pathway to higher education through public policy”
Encouraging Every Child To Always Dream Big
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Editor’s Note: The following article explores the opioid crisis with experts weighing in on some of the most frequently asked questions on this national epidemic.
Opioid Crisis Repeats A Deadly Pattern
Opioids are sometimes necessary to treat Patient pain, but Physicians are now being cautioned about prescribing them. In an article entitled “How Racial Inequity Is Playing Out in the Opioid Crisis,” by Jenae Addison for Health Magazine, it is noted that the stereotyping of Patients of color influences the number of prescriptions dispensed.
University of Alabama School of Medicine 2019 Editor’s Note: Diagnosed with ADHD during her first year of medical school, Leslie Pensa wants to remind others they don’t have to be perfect and to never be afraid to ask for help.
Located in Texas, AC is made up of the following schools: Arts and Education, Business and Technology, Health Careers, and Science and Mathematics. Its student organizations include Sociedad Honoraria de le Lengua Espanola
New Version Was Supposed to Reduce Abuse, But Has It? Editor’s Note: As new details emerge about the opioid epidemic, experts are asking if the reformulated version of OxyContin reduces drug abuse as it was supposed to do.
A Cuban American Who Wants To Change The World
As has become customary in late August and early September, social media feeds are filled with “first day of school” pictures.
Reflections From A Graduate Fellow Mami
Editor’s Note: In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are featuring the following Latinx writers who have all made significant contributions to both literature and to American literary history.
