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Leadership Recognition
Mentors Who Support Students Receive TCWF Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award
Guillermo J. Camacho, a dentist in West Covina, benefited from, and continues to give back to a program at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, that encourages students of color to pursue health careers. Shirley Flores-Muñoz of Watsonville founded and directs a program at Cabrillo College that helps disadvantaged students expand and reach their health career aspirations by providing mentorship and other support. Tomás A. Magaña, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital Oakland, started a collaborative program to bring high school students into local hospitals to pursue health careers. On June 15, 2009, The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF) honors these three leaders at its seventh annual "Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award" ceremony in Los Angeles. In recognition of their efforts to reduce entry barriers and to ensure the success of underrepresented minorities in the health workforce, the honorees will each receive a cash award of $25,000.
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