Lilia Cervantes
Internal Medicine Doctor
Denver Health Medical Center
Denver, CO USA
“Know that once you make a decision, it’s okay to change.”
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Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
I grew up in Denver, Colorado, in the Valverde and Westwood villages.
I would see the Denver Health Medical Center hospital while walking to school as a child and felt drawn to become a physician myself.
I went to the University of Colorado to pursue medicine.
While in college, I looked for opportunities to get hands-on experience in the healthcare field—I found clinical shadowing opportunities and became a certified nurse assistant.
I completed my bachelor’s degree, medical degree, and internal medicine residency in Colorado.
I spent 14 years building my career as a hospitalist at Denver Health Medical Center.
In addition, I’m a health disparities researcher, I do advocacy and healthcare policy work, and I work to increase diversity in the healthcare workforce.
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Education
High School
Bachelor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of Colorado Boulder
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of Colorado Boulder
Doctorate
Medical Education
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Education
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Career
Internal Medicine Doctor
I'm a hospitalist and health disparities medical researcher.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Medicine
Science
Helping People
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
It's important to look for opportunities to get hands-on experience while in college. I suggest looking into getting certified and working as a certified nursing assistant. You can also gain experience in phlebotomy or as an EMT. These are great ways to gain actual experience in the healthcare field while you're working towards becoming a physician.
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Myself:
"If I follow this path to medicine, I'm going to spend 10 years focusing on getting there so it has to be right."
Challenges I Overcame
Racial Discrimination
Imposter Syndrome
Interviewed By
Peak Possible
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