Maria L. Soto-Greene, MD, MS-HPEd, FACP

Dr. Maria L. Soto-Greene is a tenured Professor and Executive Vice Dean at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS). She has amassed decades of experience in all aspects of medical education throughout her years. Dr. Soto-Greene oversees all aspects of undergraduate medical education (admissions, student affairs, education), faculty affairs, professional development, accreditation, diversity affairs, and all basic science and clinical departments. She is committed to advancing the school’s health equity and social justice education and community service. Dr. Soto-Greene has been funded by federal and private agencies since the early 1990’s serving as the Principal Investigator for the Hispanic Center of Excellence and has passionately worked to create unparalleled opportunities for thousands of individuals underrepresented in medicine and science. These programs support students at the pre-college level through medical school faculty contributing to career advancement and cultivating the next generation of social justice champions. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are threaded into everything that she does. Dr. Soto-Greene is an advocate for structural change addressing racial and gender inequities. Through the University of Pittsburgh, she is currently serving as Co-Investigator and Director of the Coaching Program for the TRANSforming Bio-medical Research & Academic Faculty through Opportunity, Training, & Mentorship (TRANSFORM) Mid-Career Faculty Development Program funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training (IPERT) (R25) program for faculty across the nation. Dr. Soto-Greene has been the proud recipient of numerous awards recognizing her contributions to advancing diversity in academic medicine. Most notably, the AAMC awarded Dr. Soto-Greene with the 2019 Herbert W. Nickens Award for her exemplary contributions to promoting social justice in medical education and health equities.