Geovanni Suarez is getting noticed in his hometown of Porterville, California. Today, he is front page news with the local paper – The Porterville Recorder which describes how Geo is following in the footsteps of Dr. Ramon Resa who returned to his Central Valley community to care for kids like he once was. Like Dr. Resa, Geo wants to return to his community to practice medicine. Both Geo and Dr. Resa are featured in the Migrant Child Farmworkers to High-Profile Professionals documentary.
“Paying It Forward: Music and Medicine” is a spot-on title for this piece.
With music, Geo’s mariachi mastery is showcased including his playing trumpet on the album by Mariachi Mestizo, “Te Day La Libertad” recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood as seen here:
With medicine, the article highlights how Geo overcame sizable challenges when he graduated from UCLA during the COVID pandemic by working as an EMT for Tulare County Public Health, an outpatient medical scribe for Visalia Medical Clinic and as a medical scribe for UC Davis Medical Center. The piece mentions how Geo was coached by Fernando Mendoza, a Pediatrics Professor at Stanford and another professional featured in the documentary. Producer Jesse Gift described Mendoza as “an amazing sort of medical student whisperer.” Read more about why Dr. Mendoza’s leadership in medicine explains the impact of his mentorship.
Geo is well on his way to becoming a doctor with acceptance at two medical schools: Michigan State and Rush University in Chicago (ranked in the top 20 national by U.S. News and World Report).
For more about Geo, check out my LinkedIn post here and the documentary blog post here.
If you would like to book Geo for an interview, contact us at: diane@themigrantchildfarmworkers.com