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The Dangers in Misusing Medical Interpretation Services
Miguel Gonzalez M2, The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine Given the rise of the Latinx population in the United States,...
Apr 21, 20225 min read
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The Primary Care Shortage: a medical student perspective
Tsivya Devereaux M2, University of Utah School of Medicine “We need more physicians in primary care.” I hear this on a regular basis as a...
Apr 21, 20224 min read
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Declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis in the lens of two Latinx Student Doctors
“I often heard as a child that Mexicans were lazy and dirty. As a Mexican-American, I did not wear shorts for years because I thought my...
Apr 21, 20224 min read
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My journey as a Latina medical school applicant during COVID-19 times
Yaniris Molina Aponte Research technologist and laboratory manager, Johns Hopkins University Mid-COVID-19 pandemic, two summers ago, I...
Apr 21, 20225 min read
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The Importance of Early Cancer Screenings in the Hispanic Population
Sarah Enriquez-Wornow Brown University, Undergraduate Due to institutional and socioeconomic barriers, it is difficult for members of the...
Apr 21, 20224 min read
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We have a math problem in the physician patient relationship
David Marulanda MS2, Drexel University College of Medicine LMSA National Conference Chair, '21-'22 Imagine you are working on a group...
Apr 21, 20223 min read
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Behind the Veil of Medical Prestige: The Excellence of Latina Women in Medicine
Ashley Cantu-Weinstein & Larissa De Souza M2, Case Western Reserve University In May of 2018, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai put...
Apr 21, 20223 min read
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El Lenguaje de Nuestros Ancestros: Amplifying the historical lens on Latino mental health
Sheila Panez University of California, Irvine College of Medicine Susto, preocupación, estres -- these are common phrases used in place...
Apr 21, 20226 min read
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Leveraging social media platforms to create virtual communities for Latinx trainees
Jorge G. Zarate Rodriguez, MD : Resident Physician, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St....
Apr 21, 20222 min read
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Metabolic Syndrome: An Alarm Bell for Cardiovascular Disease
Tania Peña Ortiz Incoming Medical Student Our population is living longer, but are we aging healthier? Improvements in medical...
Apr 12, 20223 min read
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