Pathways to Practicing Medicine in Puerto Rico

Please join Earl Mainer, Senior Associate Director of Admissions for UMHS, for a special live stream event, “Pathways to Practicing Medicine in Puerto Rico: How UMHS St. Kitts is training the next generation of doctors,” on June 13th. Earl will lead a panel discussion featuring Andy Adler, a current UMHS student from Puerto Rico, Dr. Carlos Villanueva Soto, a recent graduate who recently placed into a highly competitive residency at the University of Puerto Rico, and Dr. Eric Adler, a UMHS parent and an esteemed plastic surgeon in private practice in Puerto Rico. The event will cover topics including what students should consider when looking at medical schools, how UMHS helps Puerto Rican students to be successful, work experience and residency opportunities in Puerto Rico, and what it’s like to practice medicine in Puerto Rico.

source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctpkdsb_wxI

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