Throughout my coursework, I was captivated by the neurobiological effects of trauma and early childhood stress. It was there that I first developed an interest in medicine. I grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago, and then headed east to attend Wellesley College where I majored in Economics and Psychology. After living in the east and west coast, I look forward to finally being at home and serving the local Chicago community! Outside of medicine, I love to play with my newly adopted corgi named Lobo, watch all the newest Netflix shows/movies, drinking iced coffee at all hours, and hanging with the wife at local restaurants and bars.
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I hope to further my professional interest in social EM, immigrant health, and social justice while attending this incredible program. I feel incredible blessed to be a part of the UChicago community! The people, incredible diversity among the residents and patients, and the ability to care for the most vulnerable are all exciting elements of what makes this place truly unique. I hope to one day use the emergency department as a way to conduct health equity research as a physician and use community-based research to incorporate voices from the community.
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After college, I worked at an incredible health equity research lab at Northwestern University on a randomized controlled trial focused on increasing smoking cessation rates among low-income patients attending federally qualified health centers.īeyond the opportunity to care for the most vulnerable and connect patients to social resources within the ED, I am passionate to being able to treat all patients regardless of their ability to pay, immigration status, or whatever barriers they may face. I double majored in Health and Societies and Hispanic Studies with a minor in Latin American and Latino studies. To start my journey, I first attended the University of Illinois at Chicago and then transferred after two years to the University of Pennsylvania. Through witnessing all the numerous, intersection inequities, I wanted to pursue a profession that would provide me with the ability to fight for health equity, medical and social care among the most vulnerable. My interest in emergency medicine comes from having lived as an undocumented immigrant for over 20 years and experiencing health inequities for most of my life. I was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and came to the US when I was four years old. Hey everyone! My name is Emmanuel Cordova and I am excited to join the University of Chicago Emergency Medicine family. I am incredibly honored and excited to train with passionate patient advocates and serve the community here at U of C. I also love to play tennis and piano, paint, and explore Chicago’s neighborhoods. Outside of the hospital, you can usually find me brunching (and 100% ordering pancakes) with friends or running on the Lakefront Trail-not necessarily in that order. I witnessed a unique camaraderie among the faculty and residents (which was even more impressive over Zoom), and I immediately clicked with the fun, down-to-earth people I met. My interview day more than reaffirmed my initial inclination. With its reputation for unparalleled clinical training and dedication to diversity, social emergency medicine, and caring for an underserved patient population, U of C aligned with all of my career goals and interests. I had a strong feeling that the University of Chicago was the place for me even before I applied for residency. Coker!), a co-founder of GetMePPE Chicago, and a VotER medical school team captain.
I also was a medical student ambassador at FemInEM’s FIX19 conference (with Dr. In medical school, I was heavily involved with Illinois Heart Rescue and assisted with bystander CPR trainings along with cardiac arrest disparities research that I presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2019 conference. I arrived at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine with my heart set on emergency medicine with a health equity and advocacy lens. During my time in Champaign, I volunteered with Illini EMS and had the opportunity to study the Italian universal health care system in Rome. Prior to medical school, I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where I majored in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
My first exposure to emergency medicine was as a pediatric patient, and I think this experience-along with my love of all things active and social-primed me for emergency medicine. Growing up, I spent most of my time playing club soccer and dabbling in music and the arts. Hey, I’m Nicole! I’m originally from the suburbs of Chicago.
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