In this episode, Yotakahron chats with fellow medical student Santanna Hernandez. Santanna is Dene from the Liidlii Kue Nation who was raised on Sto:lo traditional territory. She is mother of 4 kiddos, a first-year medical student at the University of Calgary, and an advisor on the ii'taa'poh'to'p student advisory circle. Together they discuss Santanna's journey towards medical school, the barriers put in place and the traumatic experiences of being an Indigenous learner in medicine.
If you're wanting to reach out, you can find Santanna on twitter at @SMHernande and Yotakahron at @yotakahron.
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Original artwork: Shanna Peltier
Producer: Yotakahron Jonathan
Mixing: Logie Bradley
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