While some people put money in the stock market, Jorge Cavero said he prefers to invest in scholarships for Latino students.
“My gain is to see them finish their studies, graduate, do their specialty and watch them take care of their people,” he said.
For more than three decades, the Bolivian-born doctor has helped Latino students access medical education by investing about $1 million in scholarships and programming. He also established Cavero Medical Group, a community health center on Chicago’s southwest side that provides bilingual and culturally appropriate primary health services in predominantly Latino neighborhoods. Cavero also serves as clinical assistant professor in the department of internal medicine and surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
“I think I draw a lot of passion from going to the office every day,” he said, “seeing working-class people and their struggles, their everyday lives, and you see these people really trying to do the right thing for their families, really trying to push ahead and live the American Dream.”
