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H.O. Top Medical Schools for Hispanics

Updated AAMC data show Hispanic/Latino representation in U.S. medical schools remains disproportionately low, with only modest enrollment and graduation gains. While certain public, HSI, and emerging HSI institutions lead in representation, greater access, targeted support, and participation are needed to strengthen the future physician workforce.

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Meet Six Latin American Nobel Laureates in Literature

Six Latin American Nobel laureates in literature are highlighted through their backgrounds, literary achievements and lasting influence. From Gabriela Mistral to Mario Vargas Llosa, their diverse voices, experiences and perspectives helped shape Latin American literature and earned worldwide recognition. 

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This month featuring books on Intellectual Architects of Latin America from Amazon and Nation Builders of Latin America from Yale University Press

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Top Medical Schools for Hispanics

The field of medicine is known to be one of the most challenging, as well as one of the most necessary in today’s society. All students embarking on this journey face a variety of hurdles; these are greater for those who come from lower-income backgrounds and are the first in their families to attend college, often correlated with belonging to under-represented, rural or recent immigrant communities. These students, who already struggle with access to higher education, find the entrance requirements, higher fees and longer duration of medical studies particularly daunting. 

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Adriana Alcántara

Hispanic Community July 2025

Driven by Passion, Guided by Evidence: How NAMS is Transforming Healthcare by Supporting Patient-Clinician Communication en español

Photo courtesy of NAMS The National Association of Medical Spanish (NAMS) believes in the importance of providing multilingual services to patients, which has been shown to increase trust and avoid medication and diagnosis errors. NAMS is a multidisciplinary, collaborative organization that supports clinicians, educators, students, and institutions in their efforts to promote effective Spanish-language communication in healthcare settings. NAMS also supports assessment and certification for Spanish-language healthcare providers. 

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Pilar Ortega, MD, MGM

Administration July 2025

La Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Illinois (UIC), líder en graduados latinos en medicina

Photo by Freepik La Facultad de Medicina de UIC recluta y apoya activamente a estudiantes de grupos minoritarios —especialmente latinos— mediante un proceso de admisión integral, programas de alcance comunitario y su Centro de Excelencia Hispana, con el objetivo de crear una fuerza laboral médica culturalmente competente que aborde las desigualdades en salud en comunidades desatendidas.

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Gary M. Stern

Hispanic Community July 2025

Skull Surgery in the Andes: The Inca Medical Marvel

The Inca civilization, celebrated for its stunning architecture and sophisticated societal systems, also achieved remarkable feats in medicine, particularly in neurosurgery. Among their most fascinating contributions was trepanation, the surgical practice of removing a piece of the skull to treat head trauma, neurological conditions, or even spiritual afflictions. While trepanation was practiced across several ancient cultures, it reached unprecedented levels of success and sophistication in the Andes. OpenAI. (2025). Tumi ceremonial knife [AI-generated image]. ChatGPT. https://chat.openai.com/

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