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Juan Guerra was born in El Salvador. He attended Pomona College as an undergraduate and then gained admission to the University of Illinois, Chicago, to study medicine. Upon graduation, Guerra took an internship and residency at Kaiser Permanente Oakland. He then worked in private practice as an obstetrician in Texas before being hired by the Permanente Medical Group in 2001. In this interview, Dr. Guerra discusses the challenges and possibilities of practicing culturally-competent care in a diverse urban hospital, with particular attention to language barriers and health disparities. Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes; audio interview conducted by Aliza Simons.