Representation matters. Latinos make up ~20% of the U.S. population but only make up 6% of the physician workforce. Today during #nationallatinophysiciansday I celebrate the achievements of those that came before me but also want to bring awareness to this major workforce gap.

Hi #MedTwitter! My name is Juan Silva Aponte. I’m a medical student at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. Currently applying into Orthopaedic Surgery ⚒️! Looking forward to connecting with you all! #Match2024 #OrthoMatch2024 #orthotwitter #Ortholatinos

Beautiful view just before a run 🏃‍♂️🇵🇷

You’re about to start a 4 hour surgery. What are you playing on the operating room’s stainless steel embedded compact disc player?