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Jaretsy Espinosa

2026-2028 Voyager Scholarship Recipient

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Jaretsy Espinosa aspires to become a dentist providing culturally and linguistically comprehensive dental care for uninsured patients while continuing to advocate for health care policies that protect their right to care. As a research assistant for the PROTECT Research Study, Jaretsy provides Spanish translation for the Pediatric Dental Clinic and recruits participants for a study on dental interventions.

Hometown : Chicago, IL

Institution : University of Illinois Chicago

Major : Biological Sciences; Minors in Public Health and Nutrition

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