Biography
Jesus Ulloa is originally from Yuba City, a small agricultural town in Northern California. He completed undergraduate coursework at Yuba Community College and the University of California, Davis. He then completed a dual degree MD/MBA program at the University of California Irvine as part of the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community. His is currently at UCLA in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program pursuing graduate coursework in research methodology that focuses on healthcare access, delivery and outcomes. My faculty mentors have been Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, M.D., M.S.H.S and Gerardo Moreno, M.D., M.S.H.S. at UCLA.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health, Master of Science, Health Policy and Management, 2015
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, PRIME-LC, MD dual degree program, 2011
University of California, Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business, Full Time MBA program, 2011
University of California, Davis, Bachelor of Science, Chemistry; Minor, Mathematics, 2005
Yuba College - Marysville, CA, Associates of Science, Mathematics, 2003
Clinical Interests
Health services research
Patient access to surgical services
Disparities in surgical outcomes
“Improving breast cancer survivor’s knowledge using a patient-centered intervention,” quick shot, UCSF Department of Surgery, 28th Annual Resident Research Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 3/11/15.
“Optimizing breast cancer survivorship using a patient-centered intervention,” plenary, Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV. 2/4/15.
“Donde no hay doctor.” 14th Annual UC Irvine School of Medicine Student/Faculty Retreat, Palm Springs, CA 10/2007.
Research Interests
Healthservices research
Patient access to surgical services
Surgical outcomes