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Lynne Holden, M.D.
Dr. Holden believes in the idea of reducing health care disparities and improving health literacy by changing the health care workforce … MIM [Mentoring in Medicine] is constantly going into schools, churches and community centers to share information with people … Students from all academic levels benefit from MIM because of the inspiration it sparks in the participants to see minority health professionals who’ve ‘made it’ and who care enough to help us make it, too. Through MIM’s community service program, we also get a chance to help others who are following in our paths, even as we learn from those ahead of us.
Medical Student
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Community Health Leaders
2009
Area of Expertise:
Youth Development
Health Disparities
Leader's Biography 2009:
Lynne Holden, M.D., is the president and chief executive officer of Mentoring in Medicine, Inc., in the Bronx, N.Y. She has established an all-volunteer organization that encourages and nurtures disadvantaged students from Harlem and the South Bronx in New York City to enter the health professions. Reaching students as young as first grade, Mentoring in Medicine introduces students to a wide range of health professions and provides mentoring, academic enrichment and leadership development to set them on the path toward health careers. In addition to the personal contact with health professionals, students also have opportunities to deliver health education in the community. Holden has created a movement that motivates and supports nearly 6,000 students and engages nearly 500 health care professional volunteers.
Where this Leader can be reached today:
Executive Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mentoring in Medicine, Inc.
111 East 210th Street
Rosenthal SE, Room 201
Bronx, NY 10467
Phone: (212) 252-4086 (office); (914) 374-5491 (cell)
Fax: (212) 252-4086
E-mail: holden@medicalmentor.org
Website: www.medicalmentor.org/ |
