I am an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at UM Miller School of Medicine, with a track record of teaching and mentoring, beginning at Howard University School of Medicine, as a summer program tutor, and extending post-residency as Chief Medical Resident. My teaching activities continued into academia, as Associate and then Program Director of Internal Medicine, supervising the post graduate curriculum of over 200 trainees/yr. in our Institution. I helped develop and support research mentoring pathways for resident trainees, first as our RSAP (Resident Scholarly Activity Program) and see this as a key pathway in portfolio development. I have always maintained clinical activities in the care of disadvantaged patients, starting with HIV as a clinical provider from 1995. I used that background and my position as a lead educator to launch the Jay Weiss Residency in Global Health and Social Medicine (10-05 to 10-2012), launching careers for several academic faculty who are in mid-leadership positions in academia and community care. With medical students at our school I started our Human Rights clinic at San Juan Bosco for victims of torture and abuse. Our medical attestations for over 450 patients have made a difference in successful asylum applications, but also taught students the importance of advocacy. As Assistant Dean for Diversity starting 2010, I worked with Miller in building a robust, culturally diverse workforce. I was supported, and actively engaged in running UM’s HRSA-HCOP funded summer pipeline programs for under-represented high school and college students towards future medicine. I formed a new Office of Diversity and Inclusion for our school in 2015, as Associate Dean hiring staff, recruiting faculty, and expanding our focus from pipeline programs, to comprehensive Inclusion and Equity Initiatives across the medical school. Our summer pipeline programs continue to mentor and professionally develop up to 100 under-represented in science students every year.

Most recently I have focused on clinical care of human trafficking survivors and enhancing a free community-based clinic for uninsured vulnerable patients at the Center for Haitian Studies. I continue to be motivated and engaged in teaching and mentoring diverse learners towards making meaningful gains in individual, community, and population outcomes for patients.

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