Miguel C Gómez was a resident at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, California. He grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and did his undergraduate studies in biology and history at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He then went on to complete his MD at the University of New Mexico. His interest in global health was kindled as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali. He has done global health work in Mali, Kenya, Malawi and Mexico. When he has time, he loves to collect and listen to records, read, run in the hills, and go camping/backpacking with his beagle. Miguel serves as a fellow at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico and at Compañeros en Salud in Mexico.