Community of Practice
Welcome to our Community of Practice!
“Communities of practice are a practical way to frame the task of managing knowledge. They provide a concrete organization infrastructure for realizing the dream of a learning organization.” – Dr. Etienne Wenger
Our community of practice is an interprofessional group of healthcare providers who are passionate about teaching and learning about the social determinants of health. With the goal of fostering collaboration and discovery, community members contribute in a variety of ways to advance change in preparing the next generation of providers to address social determinants of health.

Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD
Community of Practice Co-Lead

Ashley Darcy Mahoney, PhD, NNP-BC, FAAN
Community of Practice Co-Lead
“Addressing social injustices and the wicked problems in society that lead to systemic health disparities requires concerted interprofessional alliances. Our Community of Practice is aimed at galvanizing thought and action to address persisting systemic social inequities and health disparities.” Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD
Pablo Buitron de la Vega, MD
Dr. Pablo Buitron de la Vega is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine.
Amy E. Caruso Brown, MD, MSc, MSCS
Dr. Amy Caruso Brown is an Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Humanities and Pediatrics at Upstate Medical University.
Ashley Darcy-Mahoney, PhD, NNP, FAAN
Dr. Ashley Darcy-Mahoney is a neonatal nurse practitioner at George Washington University.
Erin Goss, MD
Dr. Erin Goss is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD
Dr. Memoona Hasnain is Professor and Interim Head in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Susan Hasti, MD
Dr. Susan Hasti is a Family Medicine physician at the Hennepin County Medical Center.
Felise Milan, MD
Dr. Felise Milan is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Elizabeth Painter, PhD
Dr. Elizabeth Painter is a Psychologist at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center.
Premal Patel, MD
Dr. Premal Patel is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
Megan Rich, MD
Dr. Megan Rich is an Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Sara Tariq, MD
Dr. Sara Tariq is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Ashley Wennerstrom, PhD, MPH
Dr. Ashley Wennerstrom is an Associate Professor of Research at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.
Anna-leila Williams, PA, PhD, MPH
Dr. Anna-Leila Williams is an Associate Professor of Medical Sciences at Quinnipiac University
A. Monica Yepes-Rios, MD
Dr. A. Monica Yepes-Rios is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College, of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.