Jaymus Lee, MS2

Jaymus Lee is a medical student in the Class of 2018 and a member of the Rural Health Professions Program. He holds a BS in Cellular & Molecular Biology from Fort Lewis College in Durango Colorado. His academic interests include Primary Care and Tribal/Rural Health Policy. His other interests include: travel, movies, and of course food.

Culture, Rural Health

Yá’át’ééh Shimá

By Jaymus Lee, MS2

“No ifs, ands, or buts” is a common phrase used to assess the cognitive function of elderly patients who present with signs of dementia—but how does one assess a Navajo elder who speaks only a language in which...