Maria Ruiz

María J. Ruiz, MPH

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Class of 2024

Health Justice Fellow

María was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and migrated to the United States when she was 13 years old. María is applying to Internal Medicine residency and plans to become a physician-advocate who provides excellent, compassionate, language-concordant medical care.

Read: Language Concordance: The Missing Pillar in Patient-Centered Communication

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