Pathways to Pediatrics with Dr. Luis Seija – Ep. 36

12/15/20 • 19 min

In this episode Luis E. Seija, MD, FAAP, resident physician in Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, talks about being raised by a single mother and struggling with the MCAT and med-school application process. He tells hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, about his passion for equity, inclusion, Texas ... and Taco Bell.

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