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David Velasquez
@davidvelasquez.bsky.social
Resident physician | fighting to make systems work for everyone | alum @USC @HarvardMed @HarvardBiz @HarvardKennedy | #firstgen ✌🏽

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They are your neighbors—your nanny, the worker who harvested the strawberries on your table, the roofer who repaired your home, the cleaner who ensured your streets were clean after the snowstorm.

They’ve paid taxes. They’re over 65. And there will be about 1 million of them by 2030.

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January 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
At 18, I nervously walked into my college’s pre-med office and said I wanted to be a doctor.

They suggested I consider other careers.

I didn’t listen.

Now, for the first time, I’m wearing the long white coat of a doctor—my white coat.

Sometimes, all it takes is believing in yourself.
December 15, 2024 at 4:46 PM
For far too long, the medical profession has been accessible primarily to the wealthy.

Despite nearly 38 million people in the U.S. living in poverty, only about 5% of doctors come from the lowest income bracket.

This disparity calls for urgent action.

journals.lww.com/academicmedi...

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December 3, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Meet Kiwi.

She was once a stray on the streets of Philly, but now she’s pampered with love every single day #catdad
November 24, 2024 at 10:28 PM