José Ibarra

José Ibarra is a Student Advisor at MedPath and a fourth-year medical student at the UNC School of Medicine with clinical interests in family medicine and rural health. A graduate of UNC–Chapel Hill, where he studied Biology and Medical Anthropology, José is committed to serving Latino, rural, and underserved communities. Before medical school, he served as the COVID-19 Response Coordinator for the NC Farmworkers Project, helping address healthcare gaps among North Carolina’s farmworker communities. He currently serves as Vice President of UNC’s chapter of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) and is a CAMPOS and FIRST program scholar, continuing to develop his clinical and medical Spanish skills.

José also brings international clinical experience as a medical brigade student physician in Honduras and serves communities in Asheville and Hendersonville through the FIRST-MAHEC program. At MedPath, José draws on his experiences in family medicine, rural and community health, and cross-cultural patient care to mentor students navigating medical school and careers in medicine.