“Early on in my undergraduate career, I made it a goal to pursue an academic career focused on making a positive impact on the health and well-being of patients and their families. While in graduate school, I learned about racial/ethnic disparities in health and healthcare delivery. Given my background and upbringing, I was particularly drawn to inequities experienced by Latinos due to ethnicity and socioeconomic status, and I began focusing my work on this population.”
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