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Kristina Yancey

Kristina Yancey is a member of The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Class of 2022. She graduated from The City University of New York-Staten Island in 2008 with a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry & Chemistry, earned a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Arizona State University in 2017 and completed a Graduate Certificate in Health Sciences through the Pathway Scholars Program at The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix in 2018. She enjoys research, community activism, singing Karaoke, dancing, and cracking up at her own jokes. But most of all, she enjoys spending quality time with her husband and daughter. Email: kyancey@email.arizona.edu

Op-EdSeptember 14, 2021

Navigating Motherhood and Medical School

By Kristina Yancey

According to the Association of American Medical College’s 2020 Medical School Graduation Questionnaire, 7.3% of graduating medical students had dependents[1], up from 3.1% in…

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Op-EdSeptember 14, 2021

Life in the ICU: An Alumna Perspective

By Kristina Yancey

Jenna Koblinski graduated from The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix in May 2021, and is a former Editor-in-Chief for The Differential….

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Op-EdJuly 14, 2020

I Fought COVID-19 and Survived To Tell The Tale

By Eddie Case and Kristina Yancey

  Eddie Case is a previously healthy COVID-19 survivor and one of the first 200-identified COVID patients in Arizona. He has graciously offered to…

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Op-EdMay 12, 2020

COVID-19:

Are Any of Us Immune to Misinformation?

By Kristina Yancey

“Kristina, where’s the blow dryer?” my father asked. “My friend told me on Facebook that if you blow dry your nose and mouth it…

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Op-EdMay 7, 2019

Anti-Vaccine Bills On Hold… For Now.

By Kristina Yancey

In our last edition, I presented two bills, HB2470 and HB2471, sponsored by Representative Nancy Barto (Rep.) that had made their way out of…

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Op-EdMarch 12, 2019

The Anti-Vax Movement in Arizona

By Kristina Yancey

Did you know a recent study described Arizona as a “hot-spot?” Not because of our record-breaking summer temperatures, indie music venues, Roosevelt Row, open-air…

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Op-EdNovember 13, 2018

Burnt-out:

Does that sound like you?

By Kristina Yancey

“Jane,” a 25-year old female, comes in to see her PCP with complaints of persistent low energy, difficulty concentrating and recent unintentional weight loss….

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Op-EdMay 8, 2018

Empathy in the Face of Adversity: A clinical experience with the mentally ill in jail

By Kristina Yancey

When I was informed that I would be rotating in correctional health at Fourth Avenue, I was nervous. I told my husband about my…

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