252: Pivoting from Pre-Med to a PhD with Julio Salas
Apr 12, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep 252•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
In this episode, our guest, Julio Salas' shares with us his inspiring journey of going from pre-med to a PhD in sociology, including key insights and advice for BIPOC students navigating academia.
Julio is a Chancellor's Fellow and first-year Sociology PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley.
Centering immigrant families, his research interests lie at the nexus of immigration, race & ethnicity, social stratification, and health.
He's a second-generation Colombian and Mexican immigrant born and raised in Corona, Queens, NY, who could have never imagined entering the spaces and accomplishing the feats he has.
Because of his profoundly non-traditional path and the unlikelihood of being where he is, Julio attempts to do all that he can to make his spaces and the world a better place for other marginalized folks.
On the show, Julio discusses the challenges of navigating academia as a first-gen, BIPOC individual, the decision-making process behind his pivot to a PhD, and the cultural and structural differences between medical and graduate school.
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