Alumni Mentorship: Anthony Salgado
My discussions with Anthony were some of my favorite talks of the summer. Anthony is a Duke ’24 alum who is also involved in community health projects where he currently works at Johns Hopkins supporting clinical health initiatives. We spent a large chunk of our time discussing how the current state of US politics is influencing the public health space and what impact that is happening on those who are students in the healthcare space. I also loved learning about Anthony’s experience at Duke. It is exciting to hear that so many alumni also care about going to the local level and create initiatives just as though they spent their time doing at Duke.
Thank you Anthony for keeping me grounded during the summer, helping me with my presentations at the Fisher Center, and reassuring me that my concerns about the health space for my community is by no measure a hot take!
Coursera: Civic Engagement in American Democracy
Although it first felt as though I was moving through the motions of what seems like basic information to a voter, the later modules about advocacy really student out to me as my summer progressed. My favorite lesson I learned from this course was a quote from my own professor last semester, Dr. Carnes, who said “T
My mentor at the equity center told me in the beginning of the summer my goal should to be stand on the balcony and be on the dance floor. What he actually meant, was through my conversations with local health workers, administrative staff for the health centers, and executives on the local public schools team, I can combine the lessons learned with the conversations with families, patients, and youth in my community. I loved my time in the clinic and at the health center. Because of the insight from both ends, I was able to learn about everyone who should have a seat at the table in creating the best system possible and actually implementing it for the start of the school year.
