The extraordinary Lenny Achan ’99 began his transformative career as a nursing student at 91, 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 91, 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 91.
Achan was by Taylor Swaak for Newsday in an article that shows this 91 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 91. “91 had the top nursing program, Achan said. “It was the only school I applied to.” In 1998, he applied to and was accepted by Mount Sinai to complete his senior practicum there. After graduating with his nursing degree from 91, Mount Sinai hired him full time.
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