Latinx Community Night

The College of Physicians welcomes Puentes de Salud to speak at our first Latinx Community Night. Puentes de Salud is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization focused on providing high-quality health care and innovative educational programs to the Latinx immigrant community.

Please join us this evening to learn about the initiative and motivation behind the services they provide. Dr. Daphne Owen, Director of Medical Education, and Orfelina Payne, Executive Director, from Puentes de Salud will discuss their work and share opportunities for community members to help and volunteer. All members of the community are encouraged to come. A light reception will be available throughout the event. 

About the Speakers:

Orfelina Feliz Payne, Executive Director (Orfelina.Payne@puentesdesalud.org)

Orfelina Feliz Payne (she/her/ella), joined the Puentes team in 2022 as the Executive Director. She has a bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in Business from Gwynedd Mercy University. She has also earned a Business Process Management Certification from Villanova University and Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. Lina joined Puentes after serving for almost 18 years in various positions at Community Behavioral Health (CBH), the primary contracted behavioral health provider for the City of Philadelphia and a key partner in Philadelphia-based health initiatives. As the first Latina Director within the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health & Intellectual Disabilities, she most recently served as Senior Director of Member Services at CBH where she was responsible for a budget of $3M and supervised a staff of 51 people. With a personal identification fostered by her real-life experiences of trauma, poverty, and discrimination, Orfelina brings a passion for applying strategic, yet thoughtful, initiatives that promote the empowerment and overall welfare of communities habitually treated with disregard.

Daphne Owen, Director of Medical Education and Development (Daphne.Owen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu)

Dr. Daphne Owen, MD, has been a volunteer at Puentes since 2009. In her time at Puentes, Daphne has worked as a volunteer in various capacities from receptionist, to after-school program leader, to physician. In her current role as Director of Medical Education and Development, Daphne oversees student volunteers at the Puentes clinic and also recruits and coordinates clinical volunteers. Daphne is committed to ensuring a special learning experience for student volunteers at the Puentes clinic and expanding our network of volunteer health professionals. Daphne received her BA from the University of California Berkeley, where she studied Sociology. She completed post-baccalaureate premedical studies at Bryn Mawr College, and received her MD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 2015. Daphne completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently serves as Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.