Thank you for considering my candidacy for re-election to the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees. I am a physician at Harbor UCLA, a safety net public hospital, and past President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. Healthcare related issues have been a top priority for me during my first term as an SMC trustee.
Over the past 4 years, I have been proud to help lead our SMC community through the pandemic, where we’ve put the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff first while maintaining our educational programs. Additionally, I helped start our Allied Health Taskforce to increase healthcare related curriculum at our college. This lead to the development of a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) program, which will not only benefit our students, but help LA County fill critical healthcare employment needs. Finally, in conjunction with LA County Medical Association and SMC’s Black Collegians and Adelante counseling programs, I have helped the college develop an annual lecture series bringing healthcare workers of color to speak to our students of color about their experience getting into healthcare fields.
Thank you for considering my candidacy, and I look forward to the opportunity to continue this work.
