Megan Aguilera
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About the Author: Megan Aguilera is a fourth year medical student at the University of Colorado. She grew up in Thousand Oaks, California. For undergrad, she attended Stanford University where she majored in Human Biology with a concentration in health in underserved communities. After college, she worked at Stanford Children’s Hospital in Care Coordination where she helped families navigate a complicated health system and served as their primary point of contact before, during, and after patients’ hospital stays. Throughout medical school, she was actively involved in LMSA through her school’s chapter and served as the Chief Development Officer for the Southwest Regional Board. LMSA has been central to her journey in medical school, not only through the work she has engaged in but also as a result of the community and friendships she has formed.
About the Work: “Let’s Get Psyched” is a podcast that explores challenging issues in society from a psychiatric and psychological perspective, and the implications for clinical practice. In this episode, the show hosts welcome Megan Aguilera onto the “Let’s Get Psyched” team by asking her to discuss one of her special interests, culture-bound syndromes. Terms such as “susto” and “ataque de nervios” are frequently used in Latin America to describe a variety of emotional reactions and behaviors that are often similar, but distinct from, mental health conditions commonly seen by clinicians. Megan, a fourth year medical student at the University of Colorado, helps us sort through how and when these terms are used while also sharing her understanding of these terms amongst her family and community. Megan also shares best practices for working with Latinx patients in clinical settings.
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