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David Velasquez, MD

@davidevelasqu

Resident physician @BrighamWomens | fighting to make systems work for everyone l alum @USC ✌🏽@HarvardHBS @Kennedy_School @harvardmed | #firstgen

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At 18, I nervously walked into my college’s pre-med office and said I wanted to be a doctor. They suggested I consider other careers—why? Maybe because I came from a small town. Maybe because I was Latino. Maybe because I was poor. I didn’t listen. Now, for the first time, I’m

At 18, I nervously walked into my college’s pre-med office and said I wanted to be a doctor.

They suggested I consider other careers—why? Maybe because I came from a small town. Maybe because I was Latino. Maybe because I was poor.

I didn’t listen.

Now, for the first time, I’m