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• I am a Medical Doctor from the Dominican Republic (DR)with an specialty in Internal Medicine. Currently, I am a PhD candidate in Community Health with a concentration in health disparities at the University of Illinois. I worked as a Physician for a...More

  I am a Medical Doctor from the Dominican Republic (DR)with an specialty in Internal Medicine. Currently, I am a PhD candidate in Community Health with a concentration in health disparities at the University of Illinois. I worked as a Physician for about 7 years in the DR, providing health care and community service to the Dominican population. I also used to work as lecturer for the College of Medicine of a major university in Santiago City for several years. My research mainly focus on health disparities in risk factors related to chronic diseases and HIV among Latinos, particularly Dominicans. I have worked with metabolic risk in Mexican young adults and tobacco use and alcohol consumption among Dominicans. I am currently working on gender disparities on HIV risk shaped by socioeconomic and cultural factors in the DR, which is going to be my doctoral dissertation research. After completing my PhD, I am returning to my home country to develop an academic career as a faculty who teaches, conducts research and develops community-based interventions. Less

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