TAMPA, Fla. — Student Paolette Pimentel has always dreamed of becoming a physician assistant. As a junior at the University of South Florida, she knows her pathway will contain many challenges. One of them: finding some help to pay her way through USF.
But Pimentel, 19, got the help that she needed from the Tampa Bay Latin American Medical Society, a philanthropic society of Hispanic physicians that supports the community and helps the next generation of Latino health care providers secure their futures.
“The mission has grown a lot, because initially we organized trips to different countries in Latin America to make contacts with doctors, give conferences and donate books,” said Dr. Celia López-McCormack, president of the nonprofit organization.
