“I tell everyone who comes in: ‘You belong here. This is your program,’†says Felina Ortiz, a student success coordinator for graduate advanced practice programs at the University of New Mexico College of Nursing in Albuquerque. Ortiz is an assistant professor at the college and a practicing nurse midwife. She's also a first-generation college student and familiar with the obstacles encountered by nursing students from underserved communities, particularly communities of color.
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