Vaana
John
Western University of Health Sciences
Vaana John is a 3rd year medical student at Western University of Health Sciences. She was born and raised in the Inland Empire and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Irvine in Psychology and Social Behavior and her master’s degree at Western University of Health Sciences. She has a passion for contributing to equitable healthcare for the underserved and increasing the amount of Black healthcare workers who share a similar passion. Vaana is working towards becoming an OB/GYN to provide women’s health to historically excluded communities.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Lightning Talk Description:
Background:
As racial and ethnic health disparities continue to plague the United States health care system, health profession educators have been called to action to train the next generation of health professionals on the causes and solutions to these health inequities.1 The newly proposed revisions to the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) core competencies highlight the importance of IPE curricula in this mission to “advocate for social justice and health equity of persons and populations across the life span.”2 This lightening talk will describe…