My interest in global health derives from my work amongst our global community in the Bay Area. I am an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF School of Nursing, and my clinical practice is at La Clinica de la Raza, a community clinic in Oakland, California, serving primarily the Latinx community many of whom are recent immigrants to the US. I have been at La Clinica for the past 9 years, providing full-scope primary care to patients ranging in age from adolescents to elders, and serve as the clinic’s HIV Lead Clinician.

Serving an international, marginalized community living with HIV or at high- risk of HIV infection, I am reminded daily of the importance of cultural humility and patient-centered care. Alongside an integrative healthcare team, we focus on promoting treatment as HIV prevention, creating systems to optimize linkage to care for people living with HIV, and expanding the overall HIV program at La Clinica. I am dedicated to continuing my care and research in this community and to introducing new clinicians to the complexities of providing HIV care and to the value of providing patient-centered care with an integrative care team model.

It has been a joy to work with the UCSF Nursing Global Health Institute team on curriculum development and facilitation of the Cultural Humility course and I look forward to participating in and expanding our global health community.