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Second-year medical student Laura Flores is one of nine finalists in the Walls Do Talk Challenge sponsored by She Leads Healthcare and Harvard University. <\/p>\n

The contest is focused on creating an anti-bias learning environment in medical schools. Submissions are the student’s vision of what a typical medical school or hospital-affiliated portrait wall would look like in that context.<\/p>\n

Flores, who is part Hispanic, chose a portrait style photograph of herself studying at a table next to large plate glass windows in the Sorrell Center.<\/p>\n

Flores said she wanted to participate in the challenge for a few reasons. A native of New Mexico, which has a large Hispanic population, Flores said she never really felt different until she moved to Nebraska after being accepted in the M.D.\/Ph.D. program at UNMC.<\/p>\n

It was during her first year at UNMC Flores said she began to hear unflattering statements that alluded to the only reason she was admitted to medical school was due to her race and not her ability.<\/p>\n

“I entered as a way to shine light on the additional pressure I think many minority students feel, not only to be seen as competent, but to prove we were admitted to UNMC for a reason,” Flores said.<\/p>\n

Since entering the contest, Flores said she has received a lot of support.<\/p>\n

“I was truly nervous about applying to this contest, and worried that my classmates and colleagues might view me differently, but the outpouring of support I have received has been amazing,” Flores said.<\/p>\n

The public is invited to vote through Nov. 30 on their favorite wall concept here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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