Katlin Wilson and Cailean MacColl are medical students. Amanda Dionne is assistant director, Center for American Indian and Minority Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
The average medical student spends anywhere from 40 to 80 hours a week studying to become the future of health care, not to mention the hours outside of work that include family, community, jobs, volunteering, research, and day-to-day necessities. The average student goes to class, studies, goes home and studies some more.
However, this is not the reality for many Native medical students. We crave the ability to wake up, go …
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