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Mentorship: A Matter of Justice and Advocacy
For Alex Villeda, mentorship is more than a resume builder. It’s the conscious choice to care deeply about someone and do what you can to get them where they’re going. It’s also a matter of justice. Alex is a first-year pediatric resident at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, whose personal ethic is grounded in […]
Mentor Story: Remembering Your Why
Do you have a mentor story to share? Click here to submit. Kira Allen and Itaevia Curry-Chisolm met through the BOOST Program at Duke University. At that time, Kira was a high schooler who had been a BOOST Scholar before the program’s hiatus and had returned to serve as a near-peer mentor. Kira’s mom convinced […]
