Juan J. Delgado-Hurtado is an internal medicine physician.

Life lessons from the Paris 2024 Olympics: How sports inspire health care

Physician
September 21, 2024

I was fortunate enough to attend the Paris 2024 Olympics with my family. There were several reasons why I wanted to attend this sporting event. Growing up, I sailed and participated in other sports, which taught me many lessons that continue to benefit me today. I wanted to remind myself of these lessons and experience the athletes’ excitement at a sporting event, this time as a spectator. I wanted to …

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Life lessons from the Paris 2024 Olympics: How sports inspire health care

The uncertainty of an international medical graduate during the COVID-19 pandemic

Policy
July 13, 2020

A quarter of the physician workforce in the United States consists of international medical graduates (IMGs). This year 4,222 non-U.S. citizens matched in first-year residency positions. I am an IMG from Guatemala, where I completed medical school. In March of 2014, I matched to an internal medicine residency in the United States. The road has been both satisfying and challenging, with all kinds of uncertainties. I have always been attracted to …

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The uncertainty of an international medical graduate during the COVID-19 pandemic