Being away from family, losing a beloved grandmother to COVID-19 and finding her place at the state’s largest university are among the many challenges Lynsey Pinto, 22, faced during her undergraduate years.
Through her perseverance and her family’s support, Pinto will graduate this May with a bachelor of science degree from The University of New Mexico College of Population Health. She double majored in population health and political science.
She hopes her newly gained education will lead her to a career in community health that improves the lives of people living on the Navajo Nation.
Pinto, who grew up in Fruitland, a small town in northwestern New Mexico, says improving health care and advocating for social justice became her passion during her time at UNM.
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Collins confirmed: The Senate on Friday confirmed the appointment of Dr. Tracie Collins as secretary of the state Department of Health by a 38-1 vote, with Sen. Craig Brandt, R-Rio Rancho, casting the lone dissenting vote.
Brandt said he sent Collins two separate letters and never received a response.
“I do not believe that the lack of response is good policy, a good way to run the department,” he said, adding Collins said during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Rules Committee she had never received the letters.
During the committee hearing and then on the Senate floor, lawmakers praised Collins as highly qualified to run the department, which has been at the forefront of the state’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) announced today the appointment of Byron C. Scott, M.D., MBA to the company s Board of Directors, effective as of February 12, 2021. Dr. Scott brings significant experience as a physician executive with invaluable global expertise in healthcare analytics and technology.
Dr. Scott is currently on the faculties at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Isenberg School of Management and Jefferson University, College of Population Health where he teaches healthcare quality, patient safety, and performance improvement. Previously, Dr. Scott served as Deputy Chief Health Officer at IBM Watson Health, where he successfully guided healthcare organizations in the alignment of strategies, quality and performance improvement, and was an industry-recognized thought leader with respect to Watson Health products and services. Dr. Scott also held leadership roles at Truven