Provider Pulse Ep 8: Taking Time, Finding Purpose - A Filipino American’s Path to Critical Care with Dr. Kristine Cueva

Send us Fan MailThe next installment of the Provider Pulse interview series where we elevate diverse voices from across healthcare fields to learn the paths people took to their current roles in healthcare.On this episode, we speak with Dr. Kristine Cueva, an internal medicine resident at the University of Washington who is preparing to start a fellowship in pulmonary critical care at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Cueva reflects on our journey as a first generation Filipino American from questioning her path in a hyper competitive pre-med environment at UC Berkeley, to rediscovering her passion for medicine through hands-on clinical work. She shares how formative experiences in the ICU during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic led her to pursue critical care, and how the community at Harborview Medical Center and the International Medicine Clinic has shaped her outlook on both medicine and life.Visit EthnoMed.org for additional resources. Follow us on YouTube and Instagram @EthnoMedUW