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8:00 – 8:30 Registra�on & Breakfast

Robert Gee, Ed.D., Assistant Dean, RUSM Student Aﬀairs
Welcome &
8:30 - 9:00 Opening Alina Moran, MPA, FACHE, FAB, President, Dignity Health – California Hospital Medical Center
Remarks Gudata Hinika, MD, FACS, Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery
ROSS Site Director - California Hospital Medical Center - “Wellness and Professional Development”
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Professional and Career Development Session
Group A Dave Jones, BA, RUSM Oﬃce of Career Advisement
RUSM Match Students
9:00 – 10:30
Wellness: “Building your Community”
Group B
Robert Gee, Ed.D., Assistant Dean, RUSM Student Aﬀairs; Professor of Behavioral Sciences
Refreshment Break

Wellness: “Building your Community”
Group A
Robert Gee, Ed.D., Assistant Dean, RUSM Student Aﬀairs; Professor of Behavioral Sciences
11:00 - 12:30
Professional and Career Development Session
Group B Dave Jones, BA, RUSM Oﬃce of Career Advisement
RUSM Match Students
12:30 Adjournment

Opening Remarks

"When you open your door to serve, For the past ten years, Dr. Hinika has served as Chief of
you don't know who will need you.
You just have to be prepared to take Trauma and General Surgery at California Hospital Medical
in every single person with only one
intent -- to heal." Center.

Dr. Hinika received his medical degree from Loma Linda University. He completed his General Surgery
residency at Mar�n Luther King Hospital. He is Board Cer�ﬁed in his specialty and is a Fellow of the
American College of Surgeons. Dr. Hinika is a recognized speaker and educator, working with both the
American College of Surgeons in the US, and the Interna�onal College of Surgeons to promote advances
in general and trauma surgery. He is also recognized for his work with Adama General Hospital and
Medical College as well as the Ethiopian Medical Associa�on.

Seeing similar alarming dispari�es in health, wealth and educa�on, Dr. Hinika has been delivering
sustainable solu�ons in rural Ethiopia and South Los Angeles for over two decades. Dr. Hinika founded
the organization, Ethiopia Health Aid, and hospital in 2007 after seeing hundreds of people in Ethiopia’s
Oromia region die from easily preventable diseases or conditions that could be treated with proper
equipment and training.

The Charles R. Drew University Lifetime Achievement Awardee for 2011, Dr. Hinika is the recipient of the
prestigious 2012 National Meritorious Award from the National Medical Association. He is also a
recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Africans in America award from the American Medical and Education
Services Foundation. In September 2012, the United Nations Association recognized Dr. Hinika’s work by
presenting him with their highest honors, the Global Citizens Award. Dr. Hinika is the author of Healer’s
Light: Achieving the Impossible. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Hinika has dedicated his life to
alleviating adverse health conditions in underserved communities. His commitment extends far beyond
hospital walls – locally and globally.

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