Episode 31: Dr. Rose Diaz (Emergency Medicine)

If you’ve ever wondered if you can succeed at becoming a doctor after having a different career or kids, Dr. Rose Diaz is here to show you it’s possible! In this episode, Dr. Diaz shares about her upbringing in a traditional Mexican-American family, how Little House on the Prairie and her pediatrician sparked her early interest in medicine, her ten-year career teaching kindergarten, how losing weight and running marathons also inspired her to pursue her real dream, how she managed to go back to the premed grind while raising three kids, how working as an EMT introduced her to the world of emergency medicine, her passion for research in health equity, what residency was like, and much more!