246 - Manijeh Berenji, MD, MPH | Preventative Medicine | Pre-Health Shadowing

Speaker Website Page: https://www.prehealthshadowing.com/co... About the Speaker: Dr. Berenji is a double board‑certified physician in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Public Health/General Preventive Medicine, and is board‑eligible in Clinical Informatics. She is an Associate Clinical Professor in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at UC Irvine School of Medicine, an Associate Clinical Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health at the UCI Program in Public Health, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Charles R. Drew University. She serves as Chief of Occupational Health at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, overseeing employee health, wellness operations, and the Environmental Health Clinic. She also leads AI initiatives across the Desert Pacific VA Healthcare Network, supporting innovation throughout the Southwest. As Lead of Academic and Community Partnerships for the UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity, she advances academic–industry collaborations, develops climate‑related emergency preparedness strategies, partners with community leaders on practical climate solutions, and contributes to climate‑health curricula for medical trainees. Nationally, she chairs the Council on OEM Science and leads the Health Informatics, Occupational Toxicology, and Environmental Health sections of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. She is pursuing board eligibility in Health Care Administration, Management, and Leadership through the American Board of Preventive Medicine. She also chairs the American Medical Informatics Association’s Climate Health and Informatics Working Group and the Public Health Informatics Working Group, guiding efforts in resilience informatics, public health innovation, and learning health systems. She contributes to the California Consortium of Public Health Informatics and Technology at Cal State Long Beach and is a certified medico‑legal evaluator and qualified medical examiner in California. About Pre-Health Shadowing: Pre-Health Shadowing was created in response to the ongoing pandemic. Due to COVID-19, many in-person shadowing and clinical opportunities have been annulled. This has disrupted the paths of thousands of pre-health students as these hours are crucial for the academic and professional development needed for a successful health program applicant. Students interested in pursuing a career in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, research, physical therapy, or are just curious are encouraged to attend. Pre-Health Shadowing was built to accommodate the lives of students, giving options to attend the live Zoom or review the video at a later time. Students can receive a certificate verifying their participation in the program. We host various health professionals from different backgrounds to talk about their job, education, extracurricular activities, admissions process, daily tasks, interesting cases, tips, and more. Check out the schedule to view upcoming events. Main Website: www.prehealthshadowing.com Links To Our Social Media: Instagram:   / prehealthshadowing   Facebook:   / prehealthshadowing   Twitter:   / prehealthshadow   Linkedin:   / prehealthshadowing   TikTok Username: @prehealthshadowing