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Dr. Brooks has served as a Board member and Past President of the California Immunization Coalition and
Chairman of the Immunize LA Families Coalition. As a member of the national Leadership Panel for the Adolescent
Immunization Initiative, he successfully advocated for including a new column in the CDC's yearly vaccine
recommendations in 2017. In 2021, Dr. Brooks was appointed to the Advisory Committee of Immunization
Practices, the subcommittee of the CDC that that determines all vaccine policy in the U.S.

Dr. Brooks is frequently sought by the media to speak on immunization-related issues and is a passionate advocate
for reducing disparities in immunization rates among disadvantaged communities. He often presents to medical
professionals on vaccine science and implementation. He is also a member of the Best Practices Leadership of the
Right Care University of Best Practices, a group focused on reducing heart disease in California and nationally.

Beyond his contributions to health and wellness, Dr. Brooks has served as Past President of the Long Beach
Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Brooks has received numerous honors and awards, including recognition
from the National Council of Negro Women, Long Beach CA, for Outstanding Service to the Community. In 2017, he
was awarded the Wall of Excellence for Medicine during Long Beach's Black History Month. In 2019,
BlackDoctor.org named him one of the Top Blacks in Health Care.

RossMed Day Planning Committee

We extend our sincerest appreciation and profound gratitude to the RossMed Day – Trinty Health
Planning Committee for their exceptional dedication and remarkable efforts. This has been a truly
collaborative endeavor, uniting various institutions and individuals with a shared vision of promoting
excellence in medical education and fostering support for the future generation of physicians.

RossMed Day

At Ross University School of Medicine, we exist because there are inequities in access to medical
education and quality health care. We believe that becoming a physician includes going beyond the
classroom and clinical settings, reaching deeply and broadly into the entire community where physicians
serve. RUSM has developed community connections and support surrounding our medical science
campus in Barbados. We are ready to expand that service-focused and relationship-driven model to our
regional clinical sites where many of our students complete their clinical studies.

To that end, RUSM is increasing our investment in the health systems and communities where our
students learn. In close collaboration with key clinical sites, we are showing up as partners in
scholarship, community engagement, and wellness.

We believe that students who come from a community and return to that community for a positive
clinical training experience are more likely to choose a residency in that community and remain there as
a practicing physician. Our ultimate goal is to increase access to medical education for students who in
turn become physicians and increase access to quality health care in their communities.

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