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Palos Heights, Ill., man seeks Rx for lack of diversity in health care
Ray Mendez's first year of medical school at Loyola University has ended, but there's no slacking off on his "to-do" list.
Next up is "effect social change."
Mendez, 26, of Palos Heights, recently was selected for an Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, a program in which fellows design community health initiatives. Mendez was one of just 31 Chicago-area candidates selected.
"This may be one of the most important things I've ever done," Mendez said. "As important as medical school."
The fellowship, a yearlong program, is designed to develop leaders in community health and give students in health-related fields a unique social and economic perspective on issues they may face as professionals. Recipients can be from a variety of fields, but they have a common goal to improve some aspect of health care in the Chicago area.
"Every fellow creates his own program, and we have to put in 200 hours of work toward it over the next year," Mendez said. The projects are varied, ranging from putting together a music therapy program for refugee and immigrant children to one that will provide preventative health care for the homeless. Mendez's goal is to increase the presence of minorities in the health care profession. Click here to read more.
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