2023 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Diana E . Ramos , MD , MPH , MBA , FACOG
2023 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Diana E . Ramos , MD , MPH , MBA , FACOG
Dr . Diana E . Ramos is California ’ s second Surgeon General and first Latina Surgeon General . She has served as the Assistant Deputy Director of Chronic Disease Prevention for the California Department of Public Health . She has also served as the Director for Reproductive Health in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and as an adjunct Associate Professor at the Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California .
Dr . Ramos is the Immediate Past Chair for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist , California & Ecuador ( IX ) District , secretary for the executive board of the National Hispanic Medical Association , and is co-chair for the Women ’ s Preventive Service Initiative implementation committee .
She serves on many national and international women ’ s health improvement and equity committees . Her areas of expertise include health disparities , social determinants of health , preconception / interconception health , preterm birth , contraception and quality improvement in health . Dr . Ramos has written and contributed numerous articles to the obstetrics and gynecology and public health literature and has lectured in Spanish and English , locally , nationally and internationally .
Dr . Ramos received her medical degree from the University of Southern California with honors and completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center . She received her MBA from the UCI Paul Merage School of business with an emphasis in entrepreneurship and innovation and her master ’ s in public health from the University of California , Los Angeles . Dr . Ramos completed her undergraduate degree , a BA in Communications , Arts & Science from the University of Southern California .
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