Yolanda Hood, PhD is Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management and Multicultural Affairs and Executive Director for the National HCOP [Health Careers Opportunity Program] Academy at Emory University School of Medicine. In this episode Yolanda talks about her full-circle journey from being a product of Atlanta Public Schools [APS] to leading pipeline programs such as Summer Science Academy and EPiC that introduce APS students to opportunities in higher education and provide mentoring and education to help prepare them for matriculating into various higher education programs. Her words of wisdom include "seek mentorship. You don't know what you don't know until someone points it out" and "If you just see someone that's, in my opinion, rocking it and doing great things, ask. Meet with them and see if they would be willing to sit down and talk to you and eventually, that becomes a mentorship relationship."

Resources

• AAMC - Group on Student Affairs (GSA)
• AAMC - Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI)
• AAMC - Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
• Emerging Leaders | Emory University | Atlanta GA
• Excellence Through Leadership | Emory University | Atlanta GA