Resident Physician
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Denisse Rojas Marquez envisions a health care system where no individual is excluded. Growing up as an undocumented immigrant she and her family had limited health care options and as a result they would often delay treatment for illnesses and use free or subsidized health care. Through these difficult experiences Denisse was inspired to become a doctor in underserved immigrant communities that advocates for all patients and is a leader in shaping health care policies.
Due to her status Denisse was ineligible for financial aid and was often discouraged that no career counselor could offer guidance on her aspirations. Moreover Denisse was painfully separated from family members who as a result of stalled policies on immigration left for Canada. Denisse remained steadfast in her aspirations and co-founded a national organization called Pre-Health Dreamers (PHD) to provide advising resources and advocacy for other undocumented youth like herself. In just a few years PHD has reached 800 members in 42 states.
She completed her MD at Mount Sinai as one of the school's first undocumented students. She also completed a Master's in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Denisse is an emergency medicine resident at Boston Medical Center.
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