Arshdeep Gill

太平洋大學

I was inspired to go to school after seeing my mother suffer from chronic arthritis and other incurable diseases. She always had a hard time communicating with her doctors due to her language barrier which is why I want to make a difference by becoming a doctor who speaks both English and Punjabi to serve the growing Indian community in San Joaquin County. I want to make sure everyone in my community receives the proper health care they deserve no matter what language they speak.

卡拉毛利希瓦法塔努姆

註冊營養師/薩克拉門托州立大學
通過成為註冊營養師，我將有能力改善患者的生活。 在醫療領域工作提供了許多對我自己和社區產生影響的機會。 為了過上充實的生活，重要的是通過營養豐富的飲食和體育活動來維持我們的健康。

Alma Limon Bravo

Franciscan University of Steubenville
My passion for medicine is rooted in two particular stories. The first of the stories is that of a family friend’s baby boy who struggled to be delivered and continues to face ongoing medical problems including long stays at the hospital and open-heart surgery. The second of these stories involves my own grandfather who, by medicine and science, improved his quality of life and was able to flourish due to the medical care he received at the end of his life. A similarity between both of these stories is the involvement that cardiac care had with both my friend’s baby and grandfather. This, together with a medical terminology class I took in high school, began to strengthen my passion for the medical field, specifically in cardiac surgery. Every time I step foot on hospital grounds a sense of home comes upon me, a unique feeling that I experience nowhere besides walking through hospital halls and strengthens my desire to pursue the medical field.

Sofia Perez

San Joaquin Delta College / Registered Nurse
I have always been interested in the medical field. During my life journey I have met so many people that have inspired me to become a registered nurse and strive to provide a holistic approach to my patients. There is a great need for healthcare workers in the San Joaquin Valley, my goal is to contribute and help this community. I hope to inspire the generations that come after me to pursue their education and fulfill their dreams. Thank you Health Plan of San Joaquin Health Careers Program for supporting my education!

薩西·洛佩茲·弗洛雷斯

加州大學伯克利分校 / 醫學
I go to school because I am inspired to have a prosperous and healthy future. It might sound selfish, but coming from a low-income family, I want to provide for myself and travel the world once I get my dream job. I wish to work in the laboratory with my Bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology. I also hope I can turn to the Health Plan of San Joaquin once I graduate in the future to help me with my first career. 

Ahmad Karabala

California Northstate University, College of Health Sciences / Decision Medicine
I believe that Decision Medicine helped push me into pursuing medicine as a career, as I found the career I would enjoy. I’ve always wanted to help others, and have always been interested in the medical field. Being able to visit local hospitals and see the team based approach as well as the overall day in of a physician helped greatly in my decision making. I believe that decision medicine has now influenced me into pursuing my dream of becoming a specialist, such as an oncologist, or a neurologist.