Inspiring 25 Stories

The Front Line of Medicine

Juan Jose Ferreris, MD

MMEP, Class of 1989

I believe the primary care doctor has irreplaceable value.

Rare Mettle

Rachel Torrez, MD

MMEP, Class of 1990

This is something you can actually touch and reach for. It can be tangible if you can learn to ignore the circumstances you live in.

On Balance and Contrast

Nicole Stern, MD

MMEP, Class of 1991

The more American Indian physicians we have, the more likely that they’ll return and practice in the communities they call home.

Center of Gravity

Steve R. Martinez, MD, MAS, FACS

MMEP, Class of 1992

Health disparities solutions require probing beyond race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

Achieving Impossible Dreams

Gloria Sanchez, MD

MMEP, Class of 1993

Poverty can literally change your brain, and your health.

Crusader Against Cancer

Jacqueline Barrientos, MD

MAAP/MMEP, Class of 1994

We’re giving life to patients who once had no hope of surviving.

An American in Africa

Sam Willis, MD

MMEP, Class of 1995

Sometimes you get so caught up in 'I'm from this place,' you don’t see who you are in the context of the world.

Field of Dreams

Lutul Farrow, MD

MMEP, Class of 1996

All I need to know is that one person has done it. If just one person has done it, I know I can do it, too.

More Than Medication

Charnicia Huggins

MMEP, Class of 1997

PharmD

Medications can only help if you take them.

Community Change from Within

Nichole June Maher, MPH

MMEP, Class of 1998

We need to create the future we want for ourselves.

Medicine Without Walls

Tyeese Gaines, DO

MMEP, Class of 1999

A lot of the people I wanted to treat weren’t making it to the office. They were coming into the ER. So I thought, if I want to take care of this population, I need to be where they are.

Driving Diversity

Alden M. Landry, MD, MPH

MMEP, Class of 2000

Co-Founder, Tour for Diversity in Medicine

If we’re going to address health disparities, we have to think broader, deeper, and outside the box.

Open Doors to Health Policy

Sen. Carlyle W. Begay

MMEP, Class of 2001

It didn’t take me long to understand that policy determines who, when, and how services are delivered on every level of the health care system.

At the Crossroads

Sherket B. Peterson, PhD

MMEP, Class of 2002

To me, research is like putting a puzzle together.

Personal Effects

Taison Bell, MD

MMEP, Class of 2003

We need more underrepresented minority leaders in all aspects of health care delivery and scientific discovery. I think the more diverse we are, the better we are.