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Professor Amparo Hernández-Folch has applied her teaching expertise in two worlds: higher education and medicine. In both contexts, Professor Hernández-Folch has used her knowledge in the field to improve outcomes for the people with whom she works. Professor Folch has taught math for over 30 years at various universities and community colleges. In this context, Professor Folch engaged in a variety of initiatives aimed at educating students effectively. In addition, Professor Folch has participated in many national and international success initiatives, including the Achieving the Dream Institute, the SESSE Summer Institute, the Department of Education Vision Project, the Success Boston College Completion Initiative, and the Washington Center Learning Community Initiative.

Her career has continuously centered successfully on the individual learners in her courses and how to best teach them. While actively engaged in these education projects, Professor Hernández-Folch has also been an active participant in a family medical practice which offers primary care services to over 3500 patients from culturally diverse backgrounds in the Greater Lowell Area. As chief administrator of this medical practice, Professor Hernández-Folch has designed and implemented systems that educate staff and physicians about how to empower patients with lifestyle choices. She is the founder of Health and Education Services (HEDS), an LLC dedicated to the mission of designing cultural sensitive educational interventions that promote patient engagement while supporting well-being initiatives. She recently created the Well-Being Assessment Tool which will be integrated to the delivery of patient health care on January 2023.

As in her college classes, Professor Hernández-Folch’s passion is to make sure patients understand how to manage their medical needs so they can thrive and feel better about themselves.

Professor Hernández-Folch was named Executive Co-Champion for the Well-Being Movement Initiative in Lowell, MA, a Tufts Medicine and Blue Zones Project collaboration.