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Medical Students Share Research During Latino Health Symposium

Felicidades to our Pritzker students who recently presented virtual posters as a part of the Chicago Medical Organization for Latino Advancement (MOLA) Fourth Latino Health Symposium!

Santiago Ávila, MS2
“Patient Perceptions of Clinician Medical Spanish Skills”

Katherine Brito, MS3
“Racial Distribution and Characterization of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in a Hospital-Based Subspecialty Clinic”

Itzel López-Hinojosa, MS3
“Hate Speech, Acts of Hate, and Impacts of Hate: A Qualitative Study of Violent Political Rhetoric and Health Implications for Spanish and Chinese Speaking Immigrants”

MOLA, a non-profit association of Hispanic/Latino physicians and health professionals, was co-founded and is currently led by Pritzker alumna Pilar Ortega, MD’06. The organization aims to provide career advancement opportunities, support medical students, and improve the health and wellbeing of the Hispanic/Latino community.

This year’s symposium featured the theme “Beyond Health/Más allá de salud." 

All virtual posters can be accessed on the symposium website.