Bio
Shani Fleming has devoted her career to promoting social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion within the healthcare community. She spent twenty years in clinical practice, working in family medicine, adolescent medicine, infectious disease, and urgent care. She serves as Associate Professor, Director of Community and Member Engagement of the PA Leadership and Learning Academy, and Graduate School Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer at the University of Maryland Baltimore. She has significant clinical, academic, and leadership experience as a PA. She is a proud HBCU graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and completed her PA studies, MPH, and MSHS from George Washington University. She received her Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Culture from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.