Michael A. Rodriguez, MD, MPH, Professor, in the UCLA Department of Family Medicine, received a Doctorate of Medicine from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Dr. Rodriguez has significant expertise in the principles of community-based participatory research and the development of initiatives focused on improving the health and health care of individuals, families, and communities, and his research activities focus on the role of the healthcare system in addressing family violence and the healthcare needs of ethnically diverse populations across the age spectrum.