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Dr. Sheritta Strong and Graduate Student Laura Flores<\/p><\/div>\n

On Oct. 10, Laura Flores discussed challenges specific to under-represented populations in medical school as part of a presentation titled, \u201cThe Color of Medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flores, a first-year graduate student in the Medical Degree\/ Ph.D. Scholars Program, was honored in the Walls Do Talk Challenge sponsored by She Leads Healthcare and Harvard University. She was one of two winners. Flores won the public vote for her presentation \u201cWalls.\u201d<\/p>\n

The contest focused on creating an anti-bias learning environment in medical schools. Submissions are the student\u2019s vision of what a typical medical school or hospital-affiliated portrait wall would look like in that context.<\/p>\n

Flores said she wanted to participate in the challenge for a few reasons. A native of New Mexico, which has a large Hispanic population, Flores said she never really felt different until she moved to Nebraska after being accepted in the M.D.\/Ph.D. program. It was during her first year at UNMC, Flores said she began to hear unflattering statements that alluded to the only reason she was admitted to medical school was due to her race and not her ability.<\/p>\n

Laura Flores says about being a Hispanic woman in medical school: \u201cI desperately want this wall to come down and reveal a strong Hispanic woman – a woman I am proud of. But for now, it reflects loneliness; a feeling minority students experience too often.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flores has begun speaking about issues specific to the under-represented population in small groups and large groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing asked to speak to large groups helps me feel like I belong. It helps me feel empowered,\u201d Flores said. \u201cI think it\u2019s a huge deal to get this out into the open, especially in a place like Nebraska. Without doing these large group meetings, no one would hear about it. When it’s just us four students, it\u2019s easy to talk about it because we all feel the same. It\u2019s intimidating to talk to people who don\u2019t feel the same way that you do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flores\u2019 presentation also discussed the importance of mentors. Flores said of the importance of children having a mentor: 55 percent are likely enroll in college, 78 percent volunteer, 130 percent are likely to hold leadership positions and 90 percent also become mentors.<\/p>\n

\u201cMentorship leads to a sense of belonging,\u201d Flores said. \u201cThey are there to tell you that you belong, that you\u2019re in medical school for a reason. It\u2019s good to hear that from someone who has some power because I could tell myself that all day long and never believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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