Carol's Montes-Rouse, MD

Seeking to provide high quality full spectrum family medicine care in a critical access region in California, caring for underserved and marginalized populations in a racially and goal concordant manner. Continue to engage in and teach full spectrum family medicine, with an emphasis on on surgical obstetrical training, and care for high risk OB patients as it relates to the scope of FM/ OB.

2024 CalHealthCares PCP Awardee

2018 First of two Undocumented Medical students to graduate from UCD SOM

• Valley Physician Group, Union Representative, steering committee, representing family medicine for next contract negotations
• Physicians and Doctors of Contra Costa County Union, Resident Representative, 2019-01-01, 2021-12-31, Represent 39 Family Medicine Resident Physicians in a union of 250 members, Lobbied for increase of residency wages, and housing stipend in 2019 contract, Planned for imminent physician strike during contract negotiations
• Resident Diversity Council, Board Member, 2018-01-01, 2020-12-31, Strategic planning to increase access/ retention of Underrepresented Minorities (URMs) in medicine, Volunteered on the resident selection committee for ERAS MATCH, Taught Google Classroom for local urban high school: "Racial Disparities of COVID 19"

• Harbor UCLA Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Student Research Fellowship, 2014-01-01, 2014-12-31, Food Insecurity in DM2 Patients: Health Outcomes with Health Coaching & Food Resources
• Harbor UCLA Department of Family Medicine, Undergraduate Researcher, 2012-01-01, 2012-12-31, Recruited Day Laborer's and Conducted focus groups on their access to health care services
• UCLA Dept. of Physiological Sciences, CARE Fellow and Scholar, 2005-01-01, 2007-12-31, The Role of FoxP2 protein in Area X during directed vs non directed singing of male Zebra finch

• American Academy of Family Physicians
• California Health Professional Association

• 2017 LMSA National Scholarship, Advocacy
• 2017, 2016, 2015 McKenzie Foundation Scholarship, Primary Care Focus
• 2015 UC Davis SOM Dean's Scholarship
• 2016, 2015, 2014 Miguel Velez Scholarship, Need Based
• 2014 LMSA Si Se Puede Scholarship, Advocacy
• 2013 Kaiser Permanente Latino Association Scholarship, Advocacy
• 2013 Student Health Activist Award, Honorable Mention
• 2009 UCLA Chancellor's Service Award, Advocacy, Research, Leadership
• 2008 UCLA LMSA Hayes-Bautista Undergraduate Scholarship, Advocacy
• 2007 Center for Academic Research and Excellence Scholar, Research
• 2006 SALEF's Fulfilling Our Dreams Scholarship, Advocacy
• 2006, 2005 UCLA Center for Academic Research and Excellence Fellow, Research
• 2005 Summer Program for Undergraduate Research, Research
• 2003 Target Scholar - Civic Engagement
• 2003 Golden State Governor's Scholarship, top 4% High School State exams