Dr. Adela Lente (far right) with BCOM medical student Christian Smith, a member of the Oneida Nation, and Gem Wilson and Sara Kinney from the Native American Explorers program at BCOM's annual International Night celebration.
BCOM Surgery Chair Adela Lente, MD, faced numerous hurdles in her journey to becoming one of the few female, Native American, board-certified surgeons in the country. Now, she's started a mentoring program that aims to get Native American students interested in not only medicine, but any form of higher education.