Post-Residency Destinations

Post-residency, Dr. Edward Mei began his Addiction Medicine Fellowship at NYU. Dr. Mei is passionate about  strengthening the intersection of primary care and addiction medicine so that patients with substance use disorders can access compassionate, evidence-based treatment wherever they seek care. His research interests include leveraging long-acting therapeutics for opioid use disorder (including GLP-1s), understanding the unique substance use needs and characteristics of Asian American communities, and reducing stigma among both patients and providers in the understanding and treatment of use disorders. During residency, Dr. Mei advocated publicly for the health and dignity of incarcerated populations, and he hopes to continue bridging clinical care, research, and advocacy throughout his fellowship and career.

Post-residency, Dr. Katie Fruin continued her training through UCLA's Preventive Medicine Fellowship and completed an MS in Health Policy and Management at UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health. Dr Fruin's passion is leveraging economic development as a tool to improve health outcomes in high-poverty communities. During fellowship, she worked with the Greater Los Angeles Veteran Affairs Health System's Whole Health Department to revive the 15-acre farm on the West Los Angeles Campus and this past year the nonprofit Grow Good is offering a paid therapeutic agriculture job training program for Veterans. Since residency, Dr. Fruin has been collaborating with Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit focused on providing healing to formerly gang involved and incarcerated individuals. Dr. Fruin was honored to receive the Bruin Scholar Award to continue supporting her work advancing Homeboy's healing mission as a faculty member.  Dr Fruin sees patients in the Department of Clinical Nutrition at UCLA.