FutureMedLA in Action

The 2026 honorees are Martha Santana-Chin, Healthcare Visionary of the Year; Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Health Advocacy Champion; Jim Mangia, Community Impact Award; Homeboy Industries, Innovation in Healthcare Solutions Award; and the LAist Health Coverage Team, Shine the Light Media Award. Dr. Kenneth Sim will receive the inaugural LACMA Legacy Award, a special honor selected by the FutureMedLA Board of Directors.

For these students, the experience was about far more than a day at the Capitol. It was a chance to see firsthand how laws and public policy shape the future of medicine, influence patient access, and affect the communities they hope to serve.

With support from FutureMedLA, a California medical student brings lived experience into the halls of Congress. The Opportunity When FutureMedLA funded travel for medical student Preston Dang to attend the American Medical Association’s Medical Student Advocacy Conference (MAC) in Washington, D.C., the goal was simple: create access. What followed was something far more meaningful. Walking Into Power “My experience in Washington, D.C. was truly impactful and eye-opening.” For

With support from FutureMedLA, a medical student turned a vision for health equity into a hands-on learning experience for underserved youth in Los Angeles. The Idea For Mohnish Alishala, a 2025 FutureMedLA scholarship recipient, the goal wasn’t just to succeed in medicine—it was to change how communities experience it. His idea was simple, but ambitious: create a free, hands-on cardiac education program for high school students from underserved communities. A program that di