A nursing student at Southern Illinois University, Samaya Royal, has always been fascinated by hospitals and the people who work there. She’s had the “infatuatuation” with healthcare since childhood, when her grandmother, a pediatric nurse, would take young Samaya with her to work.
Now, “When I go to healthcare settings, I want to see more people that look like me,” says Royal, who is studying in an accelerated nursing program. As a patient, she says, “When I see an African American nurse compared to a white nurse, it automatically puts me at ease. I want to do that for other people.” Read more at wordinblack.com.
