I am a first year medical student with a strong commitment to women's health, shaped by both my personal background and academic training. My family and I immigrated from Venezuela, and watching my mother, who trained as a physician in Venezuela but cannot practice as one in the United States, pursue a career in advanced practice nursing, instilled in me an early understanding of resilience, service, and the inequities that exist within the healthcare system. These experiences motivated me to pursue medicine not only as a career, but as a platform for advocacy and meaningful change. I am currently pursuing a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, and last year I completed a Master of Public Health. My academic and professional interests are centered on obstetrics and gynecology, and I am particularly drawn to OB/GYN because it allows for long-term patient relationships, surgical care, and the opportunity to address health outcomes at both individual and population levels. My interest in this field if further shaped by my commitment to improving maternal health outcomes, especially maternal mortality disparities among Black women, which was the focus of master's thesis. Studying these disparities has reinforced my desire to practice medicine in a way that prioritizes listening, shared decision-making, and accountability to the communities I serve. In addition, I have developed a growing interest in gynecologic oncology. I am drawn to the complexity of caring for women facing life-altering diagnoses and to the opportunity to address disparities in cancer screening, diagnosis, and access to specialized oncologic care. The intersection of surgery, continuity of care, and patient advocacy aligns strongly with my values and long-term goals. Whether or not I pursue subspecialty training, this interest has shaped how I think about comprehensive and compassionate care for women with complex medical needs. I am also drawn to oncology due to my own grandmother's experience with cancer. Furthermore, I am the newly-elected president of the OB/GYN interest group and the treasurer of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) on my campus. Through these leadership roles focused on women's health and diversity in medicine, I have sought to contribute to inclusive, patient-centered spaces within healthcare. Ultimately, I aspire to a career in obstetrics and gynecology, with or without a subspecialty training in gynecologic oncology, within an academic or nonprofit healthcare setting. Eventually, I would love to work for Doctors without Borders, whose headquarters I visited two years ago in Geneva, Switzerland. My goal is to integrate clinical practice with research, education, and advocacy, working to ensure that women receive care that is respectful, evidence-based, and responsive to their needs. Through this path, I hope to contribute to a healthcare system that values equity as essential to excellence, and compassion as fundamental to medicine.

My career goal is to become an obstetrician–gynecologist dedicated to advancing equitable, patient‑centered care, with particular interests in maternal health equity and gynecologic oncology. These aspirations are grounded in both my lived experiences and my academic training, which have shaped my understanding of how structural inequities in healthcare contribute to preventable morbidity and mortality across the reproductive lifespan. I am pursuing medicine with the intention of practicing in an academic or nonprofit healthcare setting, where I can integrate clinical care with research, advocacy, and education. A central focus of my professional interest is improving maternal health outcomes for Black women, a commitment reflected in my master’s degree thesis centered on maternal mortality disparities. Through this work, I hope to contribute to evidence‑based interventions that address bias, gaps in care, and system‑level failures that disproportionately affect marginalized patients. In parallel, I have developed a strong interest in gynecologic oncology, drawn to the opportunity to care for women facing complex, life‑altering diagnoses and to address inequities in cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment. I am particularly interested in how delayed detection and disparities in access to high‑quality oncologic care impact outcomes for women from underserved communities. This intersection of surgical care, longitudinal patient relationships, and advocacy aligns closely with my commitment to women’s health and health equity. Beyond clinical practice, I aspire to mentor and support future physicians from underrepresented backgrounds. Growing up in an immigrant household and witnessing barriers faced by internationally trained physicians have motivated me to contribute to a more inclusive medical community. Ultimately, my professional aspiration is to practice obstetrics and gynecology, with a subspecialty training in gynecologic oncology. I plan to practice with a commitment to compassion, equity, and accountability, working not only to care for individual patients but also to challenge the systems that shape their outcomes.