Clearing a Path
Women show the impact of mentorship across a variety of fields.
'Becoming a doctor is a decade-long commitment, and having someone to look up to helps a lot. If that person has something in common with you — even better.
When Alicia Gonzalez-Flores, now an internist at UC Davis, became chief resident in her internal medicine program in 2013, she was thought to be the first woman of color to hold the important position. “At that point, there was only one attending [physician] that I worked with who was underrepresented,” she said. “I don’t recall there being someone else who was not the usual suspects.”'