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Dr. Alvord Character Analysis

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In the book Dr. Alvord provided a very detail narrative of the challenges she encounter as a Navajo native, and you did a very good job illustrating those challenges. I agree with you that Dr. Lujan helped her to get through many barriers in medical school. When she in surgery internship she mentioned that her obstacles is that she a women and a native American. Dr.Lujan challenges her capabilities and provided her challenging patient, she learned that she has to put more effort in this field. “As a minority physician, you will be constantly challenged, your decisions will be questioned, your authority doubted. To be successful, you will have to have higher standards than everyone else”(Alvord & Van Pelt, 2000, p. 50). However, Being Navajo

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