Profiles
Winona Begay, Navajo,
RN, BSN, MS, is a specialty nurse and patient care
coordinator at Northern Navajo Medical Center in
Shiprock. As a member of the nurse executive team, case
management and discharge planning are two of her key
tasks.
Melvina
McCabe, Navajo,
MD, juggles many important responsibilities including
caring for aging patients, teaching, doing research,
directing a geriatric education center, and providing
leadership at the national level.
Frances
Stout, Tohono
O’odham, RN, is playing a key role in a project on the
Tohono O’odham nation that brings its elders home to
where exemplary care is provided.