<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/parker-meharry-2026.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>Parker Pursues Medicine with a Commitment to Building Trust</title><summary>When Sydni Parker thinks about her future in medicine, she sees an opportunity to change experiences that have too often left patients feeling unheard. The Alabama A&amp;M University student is pursuing a career as a physician with the goal of strengthening trust between healthcare providers and the communities they serve, particularly among patients who have historically faced unequal treatment.</summary><date>2026-07-09T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Sydni Parker</imageAltText><image>/_images/sydni.parker.1.png</image><name>AAMU student hopes to advocate for women through career in obstetric anesthesiology</name><first>AAMU</first><last>student hopes to advocate for women through career in obstetric anesthesiology</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/parker-meharry-2026.html</url><tags/></item>