The extraordinary Lenny Achan ’99 began his transformative career as a nursing student at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³», and has gone on to become Chief Innovative Officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
The extraordinary Lenny Achan ’99 began his transformative career as a nursing student at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³», and has gone on to become Chief Innovative Officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
He’s also a gifted multimedia artist, a mentor, an advocate—and a dedicated trustee of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³».
Achan was by Taylor Swaak for Newsday in an article that shows this Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» alum’s journey as a graffiti artist, a nurse and a health care executive.
He landed his first role at Mount Sinai when he was a student at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³». “Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» had the top nursing program, Achan said. “It was the only school I applied to.â€� In 1998, he applied to and was accepted by Mount Sinai to complete his senior practicum there. After graduating with his nursing degree from Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³», Mount Sinai hired him full time.
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