Bio

Margarita is an MD student born in Colombia and raised in Miami, FL. While formerly undocumented and unstably, she personally experienced the downstream effects of a broken healthcare system, motivating her to pursue an MPH at Northwestern and to work on diversity initiatives at Stanford. Nowadays, Margarita is interested in reproductive psychiatry and integrated behavioral health, and aspires to address the health inequities which most deeply affect Latinos in the United States.

Personal Interests

Health Equity
Reproductive Psychiatry
Integrated Behavioral Health
Latinx Community Health
Healthcare for the Unhoused
Trauma & Resiliency
DEI Initiatives

Contact

  • Academic
    mmrsilva@stanford.edu
    University - Student Department: School of Medicine Position: Graduate, Medicine
    University - Staff Department: Med/Primary Care and Population Health Position: Stanford Student Employee

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 5411

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