Mi abuela la curandera (My Grandmother the Healer) - Revisited
05/25/23 • 26 min
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As a child, Dr. Linda Valencia was fascinated by her grandmother, a traditional healer in Guatemala. But after choosing a different path and becoming a medical doctor, Linda realized that she could integrate the best parts of her grandmother's practices into modern medicine, in order to transform healthcare across Guatemala.
A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/42fEwT6.
As a child, Dr. Linda Valencia was fascinated by her grandmother, a traditional healer in Guatemala. But after choosing a different path and becoming a medical doctor, Linda realized that she could integrate the best parts of her grandmother's practices into modern medicine, in order to transform healthcare across Guatemala.
A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/42fEwT6.
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