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The 31-year-old grew up in Dededo and attended Simon Sanchez High School for three years before finishing his senior year at Armijo High School in California. He received his undergraduate degrees in biochemistry and cell biology at the University of California San Diego.
Pineda’s motivation to go into the medicine field was driven by many different factors.
“I initially became interested in the field when I witnessed my family struggled to get access to health insurance and obtain even the most basic medical attention,” he said. “As I explored the field, I fell in love with biomedical science and all the complex ways we try to understand disease.
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, testifies before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Black maternal deaths and pregnancy complications.
Bush s testimony was part of a push to pass a package of legislation dubbed the Black Maternal Health “Momnibus” Act.
WASHINGTON When U.S. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri was pregnant with her first child, Zion, she saw a sign in her doctor’s office encouraging her to speak up about anything unusual she was feeling.
She did so, telling her physician that she was having severe pains, but her concerns were swiftly dismissed. The doctor told Bush, who is African American, that she was fine and sent her home and one week later, Bush went into early labor.