Kōrero EAG, S2, E26 - Regina Martinez

Regina Martinez - Emergency Medicine Doctor, Mexican National Team Cross-Country Skiier, and activist. Regina was born in Mexico City but has lived all over including 6 states in the US and Costa Rica. Along with her family, she is an immigrant to the U.S. She pursued the American Dream with dreams of becoming the first doctor in her family. She attended Baylor University for undergrad (BS Biochemistry, minors World Affairs, Medical Humanities, and Biology). She obtained her Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology with a certificate in Health Policy at Columbia University in NY. For medical school, she attended the University of Minnesota. Now she is in her first year of residency specializing in Emergency Medicine in Miami, Florida. She was introduced to cross country skiing 3 years ago while attending medical school in Minnesota. Initially, this was a hobby to get her through the cold and long winter months. However, when she realized that no Mexican woman had ever qualified for the Olympics in this sport, she decided to take advantage of the opportunity and decided to give it a try. When she was little she was always a hyperactive kid. She played competitive soccer year-round, swimming in the summer, and basketball in the winter. She played soccer in college but retired after sophomore year to focus on her studies. To stay fit, she signed up for the challenge of doing a marathon and kept running since. Her other interests include: dancing, globe-trotting on a backpacker’s budget, thrift shopping, space medicine, global health and diversity, inclusion, and equity in medicine and winter sports.