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Winter 2014!
Escribiendo Historia!UCR...3" Serving Migrant Workers UCSD..4" Inner Peace in Peru!U of Utah...5" History of a Health Fair!UCLA/CDU" ..6" Frida Kahlo and Medicine!USC.....7" Reec ng on 2013!OHSU.8"
When Juan Ortiz graduates from the University of Washington School of Medicine, he will be in the career of his dreams that began in Mexico working at a restaurant. Born and raised in Mexico, Juan knew he wanted more out of life. He has had to persevere and over come much adversary to get to where he is now.! Here is his advice to other Latino Students pursuing a career in medicine.! ! What has your experience been like so far in medical school at the UW?! Overall, it has being a great experience. I was lucky to find a great group of friends that have helped me out a lot during medical school. Also, the education that we receive and the reputation of the school is something that we dont realize the University of Washington has until we get a chance to go outside the UW system for residency interviews. Having the opportunity to do clinical rotations within the WAMMI region is very val- uable. I got to see how medicine is practice in big academic centers and also in rural places. I took care of homeless patients, ranchers, and Mi- crosoft engineers during my clinical rotations. But, there have being Aspiring Surgeon Juan Or z! some challenges as well. This is something that you can only get at UW. !!
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What is the significance of you being a general surgeon on the Latino community? In other words how do you see yourself helping the Latino Community?! First of all, one has to realize that there are not that many Latino surgeons in general. So, having the opportunity to be one of the few is extremely humbling and special. I feel that we need more people of color going into surgical subspecialties. During my surgery rotations I took care of Latino patients who didnt speak English. From the patients perspective, having someone that speaks your own lan- guage and looks like yourself goes a long way. Patients tend to be more confident and secure of the procedure just by the simple fact that they have a familiar face in the OR. Also, research in particular health outcomes research is another way I see myself helping the Latino community. Conduction research not only I feel that I can create awareness that these disparities are present, but I can start to bring change to the system. !
During my surgery rota ons I took care of La no pa ents who didnt speak Eng- lish. From the pa ents perspec ve, having someone that speaks your own lan- guage and looks like yourself goes a long way.!
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