Margarita Elsa Villarino, MD
Global Health Program
UCSD School of Medicine
Friday, October 4, 2024
5pm-6:30pm PST
Workshop Description:
Join us for an inspiring and informative workshop led by Dr. Margarita Elsa Villarino, a seasoned physician and epidemiologist with over 30 years of experience in global public health. This workshop, designed for premed students at community colleges and universities, will delve into the pivotal moments that shaped Dr. Villarino’s career, from her groundbreaking work in tuberculosis clinical trials to her leadership roles at the CDC and beyond. Discover how public health impacts communities globally and explore the critical role future healthcare professionals can play in shaping a healthier world. This is a unique opportunity to gain insights into the challenges and rewards of a career in public health, and to be inspired by a leader who has dedicated her life to combating infectious diseases and improving health outcomes. Don’t miss this chance to learn from an expert and explore the diverse and impactful field of public health!
About the Speaker:
Dr. Margarita Elsa Villarino is a physician, epidemiologist, and researcher with more than 30 years of professional experience in clinical trials for new tuberculosis medicines and in the epidemiology, outbreak investigations, prevention, and control of infectious diseases.
Dr. Villarino worked as a medical epidemiologist from 1988 to 2019 at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), institution that she joined as an Epidemic Intelligence Officer for applied learning in epidemiology. For the last 6 years of her CDC career, Elsa was the CDC-Mexico Office Director and the Public Health Attaché for the Department of Health and Human Services, ascribed to the U. S. Embassy in Mexico City.
Elsa served as physician consultant caring for patients with TB and MDR-TB in the Public Health Tuberculosis Clinics of Dekalb County Georgia and Santa Clara County California. Since 2021, she has been a medical epidemiologist at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Program, where she is a member of the epidemiology and genomics investigation team for healthcare facility transmission of infectious pathogens and the lead of the HAI Program’s Binational work agenda with the State of Baja California, Mexico. Elsa joined UCSD’s Global Health Program Faculty in the Fall of 2022.
Dr. Villarino is a graduate of the Autonomous University of Baja California Medical School (UABC, MD), the San Diego State University, School of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program (SDSU, MPH), and the Preventive Medicine Residency (PMR) Program of the CDC.
Register for Free:
What: Moments of Impact: A Life-Long Journey in Public Health
When: Friday, Oct 4, 2024, 5 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
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