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Ver esta historia en ingl\u00e9s | Read story in English<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sergio\u201cPoder\u00a0comunicarse\u00a0con\u00a0alguien\u00a0en\u00a0su\u00a0<\/span>propio\u00a0idioma<\/span><\/b>\u00a0es tan\u00a0importante.\u201d \u2013Sergio Martinez\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sergio\u00a0Martinez\u00a0es uno de\u00a0los\u00a037\u00a0estudiantes\u00a0de la Clase de 2028 del\u00a0programa\u00a0de\u00a0Doctorado\u00a0en\u00a0Terapia\u00a0F\u00edsica\u00a0en\u00a0UNC Chapel Hill.\u00a0Veterano\u00a0retirado\u00a0del\u00a0Ej\u00e9rcito\u00a0de\u00a0los\u00a0Estados\u00a0Unidos,\u00a0estudiante\u00a0universitario\u00a0de\u00a0primera\u00a0generaci\u00f3n\u00a0y con\u00a0experiencia\u00a0en\u00a0varios\u00a0idiomas,\u00a0Martinez\u00a0aporta\u00a0m\u00e1s\u00a0de dos\u00a0d\u00e9cadas\u00a0de\u00a0servicio\u00a0y un\u00a0compromiso\u00a0de\u00a0toda\u00a0la\u00a0vida\u00a0con la\u00a0comunicaci\u00f3n\u00a0en\u00a0su\u00a0formaci\u00f3n\u00a0en\u00a0terapia\u00a0f\u00edsica<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>A lo largo de\u00a0su\u00a0vida,\u00a0el\u00a0lenguaje\u00a0ha\u00a0sido\u00a0m\u00e1s\u00a0que\u00a0una\u00a0habilidad: ha\u00a0sido\u00a0una\u00a0herramienta\u00a0clave para\u00a0conectar\u00a0con\u00a0los\u00a0dem\u00e1s\u00a0y\u00a0servir\u00a0a\u00a0su\u00a0comunidad.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Los\u00a0padres de\u00a0Martinez\u00a0llegaron\u00a0a\u00a0Los \u00c1ngeles, California\u00a0desde\u00a0M\u00e9xico a\u00a0finales\u00a0de la\u00a0d\u00e9cada\u00a0de 1970.\u00a0Cuando\u00a0Martinez\u00a0naci\u00f3, sus padres\u00a0viv\u00edan\u00a0en\u00a0un\u00a0apartamento\u00a0peque\u00f1o, del\u00a0cual\u00a0se\u00a0mudaron.\u00a0<\/span>Al crecer en un hogar donde se hablaba espa\u00f1ol, Mart\u00ednez fue inscrito como estudiante de ESL (ingl\u00e9s como segundo idioma) en la escuela primaria. Sin embargo, para cuarto grado ya le iba bien en la\u00a0escuela.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Desde los primeros a\u00f1os de la secundaria,\u00a0Martinez\u00a0supo que quer\u00eda seguir una carrera en el \u00e1mbito<\/span>\u00a0militar. Durante su \u00faltimo a\u00f1o de preparatoria, se enlist\u00f3 en el Ej\u00e9rcito de los Estados Unidos. Originalmente, esperaba convertirse en ling\u00fcista,\u00a0pero ese puesto solo estaba disponible para reservistas.\u00a0Para\u00a0servir a tiempo completo en servicio activo,\u00a0Martinez\u00a0<\/span>se convirti\u00f3 en<\/span>\u00a0especialista en comunicaciones\u00a0durante los primeros tres a\u00f1os y medio de su carrera, hasta que\u00a0tuvo\u00a0la oportunidad de cambiar de trayectoria profesional.<\/span><\/p>\n

Martinez<\/span>\u00a0no quiso renunciar a su sue\u00f1o de utilizar sus habilidades ling\u00fc\u00edsticas. \u201cB\u00e1sicamente les rogu\u00e9 que me usaran por mis habilidades con los idiomas\u201d, dijo. \u201cMe dijeron: \u2018\u00bfQu\u00e9 te parecer\u00eda aprender un idioma?\u2019 Y yo respond\u00ed: \u2018Creo que ser\u00eda incre\u00edble. Me encantar\u00eda aprender un nuevo idioma<\/span>.<\/span>\u2019\u201d En ese momento, el Ej\u00e9rcito necesitaba ling\u00fcistas de \u00e1rabe, chino y coreano<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Martinez<\/span>\u00a0eligi\u00f3 coreano. Esa decisi\u00f3n lo llev\u00f3 a asistir a un programa ling\u00fc\u00edstico de 63 semanas en el Defense\u00a0<\/span>Language<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Institute<\/span>, en Monterey, California. A pesar de aprender un idioma completamente ajeno\u2014desde el alfabeto hasta la estructura gramatical\u2014<\/span>Martinez<\/span>\u00a0complet\u00f3 el programa y se convirti\u00f3 en ling\u00fcista de coreano, un claro testimonio de su perseverancia y resiliencia.\u00a0<\/span>Martinez<\/span>\u00a0sirvi\u00f3 en el Ej\u00e9rcito de los Estados Unidos\u00a0<\/span>por<\/span>\u00a020 a\u00f1os, pasando tiempo en el Medio Oriente, Arizona, Colorado y finalmente Carolina del Norte, donde complet\u00f3 su \u00faltima asignaci\u00f3n con fuerzas de operaciones especiales en 2016. En 2021,\u00a0<\/span>Martinez<\/span>\u00a0se retir\u00f3 oficialmente del Ej\u00e9rcito. Durante su tiempo en Carolina del Norte, conoci\u00f3 a su esposa, y ahora viven en\u00a0<\/span>Fuquay-Varina<\/span>\u00a0con sus dos hijos.<\/span><\/p>\n

El camino de Martinez\u00a0hacia\u00a0la\u00a0terapia\u00a0f\u00edsica\u00a0estuvo\u00a0profundamente\u00a0influenciado\u00a0por\u00a0sus\u00a0propias\u00a0experiencias\u00a0como\u00a0paciente. Al\u00a0igual\u00a0que\u00a0muchos\u00a0miembros\u00a0del\u00a0servicio,\u00a0sufri\u00f3\u00a0m\u00faltiples\u00a0lesiones\u00a0a lo largo de\u00a0su\u00a0carrera. A\u00a0principios\u00a0de sus\u00a0veinte\u00a0a\u00f1os,\u00a0comenz\u00f3\u00a0a\u00a0desarrollar\u00a0problemas\u00a0cr\u00f3nicos\u00a0en\u00a0la columna lumbar\u00a0que\u00a0requirieron\u00a0a\u00f1os\u00a0de\u00a0terapia\u00a0f\u00edsica. Gracias a un\u00a0tratamiento\u00a0constante, Martinez no solo se\u00a0recuper\u00f3\u00a0f\u00edsicamente,\u00a0sino\u00a0que\u00a0tambi\u00e9n\u00a0pudo\u00a0sostener\u00a0la\u00a0segunda\u00a0mitad\u00a0de\u00a0su\u00a0carrera\u00a0militar\u2014al\u00a0asumir\u00a0m\u00e1s\u00a0responsabilidades\u00a0sin\u00a0dejar\u00a0de\u00a0poder\u00a0mantenerse\u00a0al\u00a0nivel\u00a0de\u00a0los\u00a0soldados a\u00a0su\u00a0cargo.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo creo que hubiera logrado llegar a los 20 a\u00f1os sin personas que me ayudaran en el camino…\u00a0siendo\u00a0la terapia f\u00edsica uno de los aspectos que atribuyo a mi longevidad\u201d, dijo\u00a0Martinez.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cerca\u00a0del final de\u00a0su\u00a0carrera\u00a0militar, Martinez\u00a0comenz\u00f3\u00a0a\u00a0considerar\u00a0una\u00a0segunda\u00a0carrera\u00a0en\u00a0el\u00a0sector de la\u00a0salud. Con un\u00a0trasfondo\u00a0familiar\u00a0profundamente\u00a0ligado\u00a0a la\u00a0medicina\u2014su\u00a0padre\u00a0sirvi\u00f3\u00a0como\u00a0m\u00e9dico\u00a0en\u00a0el\u00a0Ej\u00e9rcito\u00a0Mexicano,\u00a0su\u00a0madre\u00a0trabaj\u00f3\u00a0como\u00a0asistente\u00a0dental y\u00a0su\u00a0esposa\u00a0ejerce\u00a0como\u00a0enfermera\u00a0practicante\u2014el\u00a0campo de la\u00a0salud\u00a0le\u00a0resultaba\u00a0tanto familiar\u00a0como\u00a0significativo.\u00a0Aunque\u00a0consider\u00f3\u00a0brevemente\u00a0convertirse\u00a0en\u00a0asistente\u00a0m\u00e9dico, la\u00a0terapia\u00a0f\u00edsica\u00a0fue\u00a0la\u00a0opci\u00f3n\u00a0que\u00a0mejor\u00a0se\u00a0aline\u00f3\u00a0con sus\u00a0valores\u00a0y\u00a0experiencias.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Habiendo crecido en un hogar donde se hablaba espa\u00f1ol<\/span>,\u00a0Martinez\u00a0supo\u00a0que quer\u00eda ser el puente entre comunidades con menos recursos y una atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica accesible y de alta calidad, especialmente para pacientes hispanohablantes que a menudo enfrentan barreras de idioma y de conocimiento al buscar atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica. Al reflexionar sobre su infancia,\u00a0Martinez\u00a0comparti\u00f3: \u201cCuando era ni\u00f1o, era muy enfermizo, y recuerdo a mi mam\u00e1 estresada porque no ten\u00edamos mucho dinero ni muchos recursos. Pero lo que s\u00ed ten\u00edamos era un pediatra que hablaba espa\u00f1ol, y eso fue algo muy importante para nosotros.\u201d Conociendo de primera mano el impacto de ser comprendido,\u00a0Martinez\u00a0espera alg\u00fan d\u00eda ser esa persona para alguien m\u00e1s.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hoy,\u00a0como\u00a0estudiante\u00a0del\u00a0programa\u00a0de\u00a0Doctorado\u00a0en\u00a0Terapia\u00a0F\u00edsica\u00a0de la UNC, de gran\u00a0prestigio, Martinez\u00a0ve\u00a0su\u00a0aceptaci\u00f3n\u00a0en\u00a0la Clase de 2028\u00a0como\u00a0un\u00a0momento\u00a0de\u00a0validaci\u00f3n. Ser\u00a0seleccionado\u00a0como\u00a0uno de\u00a0los\u00a037\u00a0estudiantes, entre\u00a0cientos\u00a0de personas\u00a0que\u00a0aplicaron,\u00a0confirm\u00f3\u00a0que\u00a0sus\u00a0a\u00f1os\u00a0de\u00a0servicio,\u00a0preparaci\u00f3n\u00a0y\u00a0perseverancia\u00a0valieron\u00a0la pena. Como\u00a0estudiante\u00a0universitario\u00a0de\u00a0primera\u00a0generaci\u00f3n, Martinez\u00a0asume\u00a0esa\u00a0responsabilidad\u00a0con\u00a0orgullo\u2014no solo\u00a0por\u00a0s\u00ed\u00a0mismo,\u00a0sino\u00a0tambi\u00e9n\u00a0por\u00a0sus padres y sus\u00a0hijos. Espera\u00a0que\u00a0su\u00a0trayectoria\u00a0refleje\u00a0un\u00a0compromiso\u00a0de\u00a0por\u00a0vida\u00a0con\u00a0el\u00a0servicio,\u00a0el\u00a0aprendizaje\u00a0y\u00a0el\u00a0dar\u00a0de\u00a0regreso\u00a0a la comunidad.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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