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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,...
Jan 4, 20234 min read
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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...
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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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...
Dec 28, 20224 min read
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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...
Dec 18, 20225 min read
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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...
Dec 18, 20223 min read
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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...
Dec 18, 20223 min read
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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...
Dec 18, 20221 min read
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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...
Dec 18, 20221 min read
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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...
Dec 18, 20222 min read
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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...
Dec 18, 20227 min read
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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...
Dec 18, 20227 min read
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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...
Dec 18, 20223 min read
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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...
Dec 18, 20223 min read
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