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Monica Bertagnolli: How the cultural practices of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapahoe Tribes are powerful forces for healing

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Jul 20, 2024, 12:11

Monica Bertagnolli: How the cultural practices of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapahoe Tribes are powerful forces for healing

Monica Bertagnolli shared on LinkedIn:

“I recently visited the Doya Natsu Healing Center in Ft. Washakie, Wyoming (my home-state!) with my uncle and inspiration, Dr. Carricaburu. The center provides community-based services to people affected by substance use disorders. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn how the cultural practices of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapahoe Tribes are powerful forces for healing!

Pictured left to right: Cathy Keene, CEO of Warm Valley Health Center; Kellie Webb, Doya Natsu Executive Director; Myron Littlebird, Elder, Doya Natsu SUD and wellbriety counselor; Dr. Pierre Carricaburu, former Wyoming Veterans’ Admin Primary Care Physician; Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, NIH Director; and Jenna Murray, University of Utah student, Shoshone Tribe member.”

Source: Monica Bertagnolli/LinkedIn

Monica Bertagnolli is the Director of the National Institute of Health (NIH), USA. She previously served as the Richard E. Wilson Professor of Surgery in the field of surgical oncology at Harvard Medical School, a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a member of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment and Sarcoma Centers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Bertagnolli is the Founding Chair of the minimal Common Oncology Data Elements (mCODE) executive committee and has held multiple positions nationally, including being Past President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. In 2021, she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, having previously served on the National Academies National Cancer Policy Forum.

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