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Latoya Julce RN, BSN

Latoya Julce, RN, BSN, is a registered nurse providing care in the hospital operating room and medical-surgical unit for the Mount Sinai Hospital System, based in New York City and nationally as a travel nurse. Julce is also a certified fitness trainer with background in nutritional wellness, and instructor credentials from the National Council on Strength and Fitness and in TRX, indoor cycling, cardio-dance, kettlebell, and more. Julce was a Reebok Fitness Ambassador and has trained celebrities such as Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Amanda Seyfried, and others. During the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, she managed the medication system and supported care team efforts for psychiatric, medical, and substance abuse patients at New York City’s Lenox Hill Women’s Hospital.

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