Estefan Beltran, MD

Estefan Beltran was born and raised in Germantown, MD. Raised as the youngest in a collectivist immigrant household, he has always been interested in building the next generation better than the last. He completed his undergraduate training at the University of Maryland – College Park with a B.S. in Biology and minor in Spanish. Undecided whether to pursue medicine or education, he went on to teach high school biology and physical science in Miami Gardens, FL through Teach for America. There, he gained a stronger appreciation of the crucial role community organizations play in the development of adolescents outside of the classroom. He then transitioned to complete a M.S. in Biomedical Sciences and M.D. at the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University where he developed a space for informal mentorship to spur interest in STEM fields at the high school and elementary school ages. He carried this work further into residency at the University of Wisconsin – Madison Family Medicine Residency program where he co-founded the Enhancing Representation to Improve our Community’s Health (EnRICH) mentorship program. His focus is on medical education at all levels and the development of future physicians. He chose to pursue the Academic Fellowship to continue developing his skills as a full-scope family physician and future faculty member. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife (Stephanie) and cat (Taro), exercising and playing sports, listening to all music, but especially neo-soul/R&B.