Dr. Denise Martinez

Dr. Martinez serves as the Interim Associate Vice President for Health Parity for the University of Iowa Health Care, as well as the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Carver College of Medicine. Additionally, she is the Medical Director for the Iowa Mobile Health Clinic, a free health clinic system run by University of Iowa health professional students serving the underserved populations. As the Primary Investigator of the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP), she oversees a free summer program for 80 underrepresented undergraduate pre-health students each summer, receiving funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She was named by the National Minority Quality Forum as one of the top “40 under 40 Leaders in Minority Health” as well as named one of the “100 Most Inspiring Latinx in Scientists in America” by Cell Mentor and “Faculty Mentor of the Year” by the Latino Medical Student Association.