Advocacy Intern Spotlight: Pascale Lafortune, MD

About this episode

Pascale Lafortune, MD, discusses her journey in internal medicine and her research contributions.

Pascale Lafortune, MD, is an internal medicine specialist based in Brooklyn, NY. She completed her medical education at Ross University School of Medicine in 2020 and subsequently undertook her internship and residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center from 2020 to 2024. Currently, she is pursuing a fellowship at Northwell Health. Her research includes a publication on Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency in Black populations and another on Protein Phosphatase 2A activators as potential therapeutics...

People in this episode

Guest: Pascale Lafortune, MD

Topics covered

• advocacy
• internal medicine
• medical education
• fellowship
• research

Keywords

• internal medicine
• fellowship
• research
• medical education
• Brooklyn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ross University School of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Northwell Health

Books & works: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Protein Phosphatase 2A activators

Places: Brooklyn, NY

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