Alaska family physician Dr. Shawn Vainio received the 2023 AAFP Humanitarian Award for his enduring work expanding global health access, including nearly 20 medical missions to isolated villages with the Himalayan Health Exchange.
The NAFC honored the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades executive director for expanding free health access in Central Oregon. Kat Mastrangelo and her team leverage more than 200 volunteers and 300 medical partners to serve the uninsured in Central Oregon.
The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health named Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland as Vermont’s 2023 Community Star for her dedicated work leading UVM Extension’s migrant health programs.
For her passionate work to save Black mothers’ lives, she is recognized as North Carolina’s USA Today Woman of the Year. This honor highlights her leadership in tackling racial disparities head-on.
As we get older and have a good number of decades under our belt, it’s interesting to think back about how certain decisions, made along the way, make a big impact on who you are now and where you end up.