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Apr 20, 20225 min read

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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Apr 20, 20226 min read

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...

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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....

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Apr 12, 20223 min read

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...

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