For undocumented students, a community to help them build health careers

When Denisse Rojas entered college, her path to becoming a doctor started with a lot of uncertainty — and loneliness.

While her peers were able to get a driver’s license, passports to study abroad, and financial aid to help pay for school, Rojas’ undocumented status — where no official record of her being in the U.S. existed — meant that she was also shut out from getting government-issued documents and benefiting from federal programs.

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