About
Michelle has grown with UCLA Health for her entire nursing career. She started as a Volunteer at the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital, then worked as a Care Partner while finishing her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing at Mount Saint Mary's Univeristy. After graduating with honors from MSMU, Michelle did her New Grad Nursing Residency at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital, where she shortly became a Charge Nurse and Clinical Nurse III for her unit. Michelle has participated in multiple subgroups at UCLA Health to better the quality of patient centered care as well as her knowledge of growth to bring to her patient's at bedside. Once Michelle completed her accelerated Family Nurse Practitioner program at Charles R. Drew Univeristy School of Medicine she then continued the growth of her nursing career at UCLA Health as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She now serves as a provider seeing all age groups, bringing her nursing care to her patient's in the outpatient clinics now.
Outside of work her interest include boxing, spending time with her family and friends, and exploring different coffee shops.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Degrees
Recognitions
- Daisy Award, 2022
Areas of Focus
In the News
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Daisy Award, 2022