Hailing from Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joshua Moore is a 26 year-old Medical Student at the University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine. Mr. Moore is the epitome of an IMPACT Leader. He is dedicated to empowering communities of color through his work in the medical field. He is passionate about working to eliminate health disparities among Black Americans and other marginalized groups, especially in regards to cardiovascular health. After medical school, he plans to pursue a career in Cardiothoracic Surgery and eventually plans to one day open a total heart health clinic providing care to the disadvantaged and medically underserved.
Mr. Moore is entering his third year of medical school and is already a rising star in the medical field. Throughout his medical school career, he has proven to be an effective student leader and has held various student government positions.
Most recently, Mr. Moore was appointed to the University Of Miami Board Of Trustees, where he will have full voting privileges. Previously, he served as both Freshmen and Sophomore Class Student Government President of at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Mr. Moore also served on the Executive Board of University Miami Student National Medical Association, a national student-run organization focused on the needs of minorities, the medically underserved and medical students of color. In this role, he organized a Bone Marrow Donor Registry Drive that successfully added over 100 potential donors to the National Bone Marrow Registry. As a member of the Executive Board, Mr. Moore co-chaired the Black History Month Celebration.
In addition to his other roles, Mr. Moore is a member of University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Community Service. He has been a proven leader in this organization and served as Project Manager for the Jessie Trice Community Health Center. As Project Manager, he provided free, comprehensive health screenings – including Pap smear, Cholesterol/Triglyceride testing, Diabetes Screening, Eye and Vision exams, Dental Care, Pediatric Screenings, and Osteoporosis Screenings – to over 200 uninsured members of the Liberty City Neighborhood of Miami.
Not only is Joshua Moore a leader in his medical school, he has also taken his passion for medicine abroad. He recently participated in a medical Mission to Saraya, Senegal at the Saraya Health Center Pharmacy. . On this trip, Mr. Moore provided multiple life saving medical services, which included Polio vaccinations, Tuberculosis and Malaria prophylaxis to children, HIV testing, Obstetric care, and Labor and Delivery services to pregnant women, acute care to the severely ill (mostly from Malaria.) In addition to medical care, he also assisted in organizing and modernizing the Saraya Health Center Pharmacy and provided insecticide-treated mosquito nets to villages throughout rural Senegal. His trip to Senegal spurred his passion for international work and he has already made plans to attend a medical Mission trip to Port Au Prince and Tomonde, Haiti with University of Miami Caneshare in June 2010.
It goes without saying that Mr. Moore is using his passion for medicine to make significant contributions to his community. As a proven leader, future doctor and public servant, Joshua Moore is our IMPACT Leader of the month.
