Event held by LMSA – Latino Medical Student Association on 08/31/2021: First and second years came together to work on a GI clinical case. We began the meeting by having some people practice in front of everyone how to introduce themselves. We then went over basic definitions with everyone…
Event held by LMSA – Latino Medical Student Association on 02/19/2021: Dr. Bird is back! She talked about her life story from growing up in Peru to becoming an amazing female urologist.
Event held by LMSA – Latino Medical Student Association on 05/26/2021: The event began by teaching students how to introduce themselves in Spanish as if they were walking into a patient’s room. They were then taught how to say relevant renal medical terminology (i.e. kidney, bladder, urinate, etc.). We…
Event held by LMSA – Latino Medical Student Association on 12/07/2020: Our goal is to offer a platform for Latino physicians to share their journey through medicine. Sharing adversities they have faced, cultural values, unique healthcare needs minorities require, and increase student awareness to current issues faced by minority…
Event held by LMSA – Latino Medical Student Association on 02/06/2020: APAMSA, IMSA, LMSA, and SNMA hosted their second annual Diversity Panel with physicians from minority backgrounds. They spoke about their experiences interacting with their colleagues and patients, and their recommendations for becoming culturally-sensitive medical providers.
Event held by LMSA – Latino Medical Student Association on 11/12/2019: We held the next of our med spanish workshop series led by Dr. Bird. This time our focus was on past medical history, family history, and social history-taking. Students had a chance to practice on LMSA undergraduate standardized…
Event held by LMSA – Latino Medical Student Association on 08/20/2019: Dr. Bird led our first medical Spanish workshop of the year as an introduction for the new MS1 members. The meeting consisted of an overview of LMSA and common medical Spanish phrases and responses for patient introductions and…
