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A Voice for the Unheard
Manuel Angel Cintron, Research Year To hear and not understand—to speak and go unheard. When most of us visit our healthcare provider,...
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¡Necesitamos Más!
José A. Ibarra Rodriguez, MS2 Al cruzar a través un río cuando era Niño. Sobre piedras húmedas, desgastadas a razón de la corriente del...
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A Minority within a Minority: My Path to Medical School as a DACA Recipient
García AJ Some of my earliest memories include dinnertime conversations with my family that emphasized the importance of not sharing our...
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Don't Forget About Mom
Richard Suarez, MS3 Don’t forget about mom. Life is a fickle, fragile thing and I am no stranger to its finite nature. In every stage of...
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“Could you please see this patient? He speaks Spanish only.”
Xiomara Nieves-Alvarado, MD I was born on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. We speak Spanish, and we learn to speak English, but our...
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Purpose Upon Opportunity
Pablo Barreras Galindo, MS2 It was a humid, foggy morning. You could hear the coquíes singing as the first rays of light entered the room...
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Plasmodium vivax and SARS-CoV-2 co-infection in Venezuela
Sinibaldo R. Romero Arocha, MD/PhD Student Plasmodium vivax and SARS-CoV-2 co-infection in Venezuela: A case series from the malaria...
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The Harms of Racial Miscategorization
Khadija Shalbi, MS2 The Harms of Racial Miscategorization: Comparing Multiracial Individuals’ Well-Being in the Continental U.S. Versus...
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Poems from Patient Traces
Cassidy Meza, MS2 Disclaimer: Discussions of suicide Poems from Patient Traces https://scalar.usc.edu/works/eugenic-rubicon-/poems-from-p...
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Healthcare Disparities Faced By Unaccompanied Minors at the US-Mexican Border
Matthew Morrones, Tareck Haykal, and Rishabh Lohray Every year a large number of unaccompanied minors (UM) cross the US border and are...
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A Safe Space for Victims of Sexual Violence in Puerto Rico: Dr. Laras & PR Health Justice Center
Coral Marí Chantada, MS2 Disclaimer: Discussion of sexual violence Dr. Linda Laras is a distinguished puertorriqueña known for her...
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My Privilege
Rosa Lizeth Frias, Resident I rode the public buses alone since the age of 7. But unlike a place like Japan, where safety is a given, I...
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Para qué?
Paulita Lara Mejia, MS2 We are out here living our wildest dreams. Our parents’, abuelos’, ancestors’ wildest dreams. We’ve done and do...
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