I am a pediatric infectious diseases attending at the Children’s of Mississippi now a free-standing children’s hospital since November 2020. I am a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and I hold a secondary appointment as Professor of Population Health Science, UMMC. I am an HIV pediatric provider and heads the Teen Health Clinic at our Children’s Subspecialty Clinic for the prevention and treatment of STI including HIV among adolescents. I am also an adolescent HIV medical provider at the UMMC – TEAM (Trustworthy, Evidence-based, Affirming and Multidisciplinary Care) Clinic a multidisciplinary clinic for LGBTQ adolescent patients. I am a member of the American Board of Pediatrics – Subboard of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (2020-25) responsible for developing the initial certifying, MOC, MOCA-Peds and SITE examinations. I am a member of the credentialing exam item writer for the American Academy of HIV Medicine (2019-20) which is an HIV-focused professional certifications offered domestically and internationally to medical providers specializing in advanced level HIV care. I am a member of the newly established Inclusion, Diversity, Access and Equity (IDA&E) Task Force nationally (2020-21) and as a member of the International Affairs Committee of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society (2018-21).