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Leonor Corsino Oral History Interviews, 2024

Dr. Leonor Corsino, Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences, and Associate Dean for Students Affairs/Advisory Dean Duke School of Medicine MD program, is a Board-Certified Adult Endocrinologist and an experienced physician-scientist, organizational, and health professions education leader. Corsino's journey as a physician-scientist is driven by a genuine desire for change, rooted in her vision to address healthcare disparities, especially within Latino and Hispanic communities in Durham, North Carolina. Since joining Duke University in 2006, Corsino has become a leading advocate for community-engaged research and Latinx representation. Through her various initiatives and leadership roles, she continues to advocate for a more representative and equitable future in medicine. In her role as the Associate Chair of the Department of Medicine Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, she launched the Latino Initiative, significantly increasing the number of Hispanic/Latino residents and fellows. Corsino also played a key role in establishing the Latino Faculty Group at Duke School of Medicine and serves as an advisor to the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA). Additionally, she serves as the Associate Director for the Duke School of Medicine Master of Biomedical Sciences, actively shaping the educational landscape. This collection contains 2 oral history interviews conducted on January 22 and March 18, 2024 by Fiorella Orozco as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project. In the January 22, 2024 interview, Corsino discusses her role as an activist at Duke Health. In the March 18, 2024 interview, Corsino discusses her roles as a mentor and her impactful initiatives aimed to increase diversity at the Duke School of Medicine. The themes of these interviews include health disparities, community based research, research, diversity initiatives, and mentorship.
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Interviews, January 22 and March 18, 2024

These oral history interviews were conducted with Leonor Corsino on January 22, 2024 and March 18, 2024 by Fiorella Orozco as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.

January 22, 2024 Interview
Duration: 00:25:10 (stereo)

Duration: 00:25:08 (mono)

During the January 22, 2024 interview, Corsino discusses her motivation for pursuing medicine and endocrinology; broader advocacy for education; eye-opening experiences in the United States; her daily routine; balancing clinical practice, research, teaching, and mentoring; intersection of passion for health disparities and commitment to diversity; challenges and transition from physician-scientist to education; comments and challenges regarding career path; focus on education and advocacy work; changes in diversity and inclusion at Duke Health; continuing work in an advisory role for Duke Med Chapter of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA); challenges and support in diversity initiatives; role in Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) program, encouraging future professions, and most rewarding part of her MBS role; receiving messages of success from students; initiating the Latino Initiative; hopes for the future; research at Wayne State University; impact of early mentorship; meaningful research projects; activism versus advocacy; self-perception and description; personality and roles; pivotal patient interactions; and personal life and interests.

March 18, 2024 Interview
Duration: 00:41:14 (stereo)

Duration: 00:41:11 (mono)

During the March 18, 2024 Interview, Corsino discusses her motivation to pursue health disparities research; her involvement in the Durham Community; project and initiatives, i.e., The Latino Health Project; role as Co-Director of the Community Engagement Research Initiative; community advocacy during COVID-19 pandemic; and her role in LATIN-19.

Digital files include interview metadata and transcripts (DOCX), interviews with stereo (WAV), interviews with mono (MP3), consent forms (PDF), consent form addendum (MSG), an image (PNG), and TXT files.