Meet Lyndsay Kandi, a fourth year medical student at the University of Arizona - Tucson and a registered tribal band member of Upper Cayuga Nation (First Nations indigenous, Iroquois). Recognizing the disparity of indigenous representation in higher education, Lyndsay has served as a mentor to other Native and first generation students throughout undergrad and medical school. She currently holds national roles with the Association of Women Surgeons and the American Medical Association?s Committee of American Indian Affairs. Her most prized role, however, is being a mother to her five-year-old daughter, Arya.
