Hailey Baker (Cherokee) is a third-year medical student at the University of Minnesota Medical School-Duluth Campus. She was raised in the interior Alaska and is from a long bloodline of Cherokee nurses. She aspires to be an Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist with a research focus on birthing care in rural and Indigenous communities.
Hailey’s advice:
“Don’t be afraid to start - prior to 2022, I had zero health policy experience. In a little over a year, I found myself chairing a committee on Native health, as well as honored by the Association of Native American Medical Students for my work in Tribal health policy. Find mentors, peers, and others who can show you where to start and dive in! Our knowledge and experiences as Native people need to be in these spaces.”
Read more from our 2023 cohort here: https://www.wearehealers.org/healers-community-circle-2023 (linked in bio).
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