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Yasmine Lee points to her poster at the research fair

BI*POC’s Quest: Yasmine Lee

Raised in a family with healthcare professionals, Yasmine Lee fell in love with science that led her to study biomedical sciences with a minor in exercise science.

Chehally Soto poses next to a poster at the research fair

BI*POC’s Quest: Chehally Soto

Chehally is a Deaf Puerto Rican woman focused on research, writing, and advocacy, especially when it comes to increasing Deaf representation in the medical field. As a master’s student in communication with a health focus at RIT, she is working to bridge the gap between the Deaf community and healthcare.

Amadou poses in front of a poster

BI*POC’s Quest: Amadou Diallo

Amadou is no stranger to fighting against systemic barriers. As a BIPOC deaf individual, he experienced the challenges of language deprivation firsthand, which shaped his views on medical accessibility.

The image shows a laboratory setting where two scientists are conducting an experiment. They are both wearing white lab coats, blue gloves, and protective goggles. The woman in the foreground is handling a thin metal loop, possibly for microbiological work, near a lit Bunsen burner, while the man beside her is using a pipette. In the background, another scientist is working at a different station. The lab is well-equipped with various scientific instruments, pipette racks, and chemical bottles.

BI*POC’s Quest: Biverly Huff

Biverly applies her experiences and classroom knowledge to pursue her goal of becoming a veterinary behaviorist.

Menna Nicola is smiling and using a computer

BI*POC's Quest: Menna Nicola

Menna bridges the gap between people and technology, using her skills to connect both worlds.

The image shows a young woman with dark skin and curly hair tied up in a black scrunchie, standing in a laboratory. She is smiling and wearing a white lab coat. The background includes shelves with labeled boxes, lab coats hanging on a rack, laboratory equipment, and computer monitors.

BI*POC's Quest: Maameyaa Asiamah

There are few BIPOC professionals in dermatology, and Maameyaa is set to change that.

Sarah Hein, MSN, FNP-BC with a white coat and blue scrub smiles into the camera.

Shadowing Behind the Scenes: Sarah J. Hein, MSN, FNP-BC

Are you ready to learn more about Nurse Practitioner Sarah J. Hein, MSN, FNP-BC, our second preceptor in the Shadowing: Behind the Scenes Series?

Portrait of Ashley Walker

Deaf Hub Vital Signs 2024 – Ashley Walker, PharmD

It was a pleasure to host Dr. Ashley Walker for her presentation describing her academic and professional pathway toward becoming a Black Deaf pharmacist.

Dr. Zachary Featherstone wears scrubs, smiling into the camera.

Shadowing: Behind the Scenes – Zachary Featherstone, DO

Are you ready to learn more about Dr. Zachary Featherstone, our second preceptor in the Shadowing: Behind the Scenes Series?

Nicole Fleming holds her service dog’s face, smiling into the camera.

Shadowing: Behind the Scenes – Nicole Fleming, RN, BSN

Let’s get to know Nicole Fleming, RN, BSN, and her shadowing experience as a healthcare professional!