Mumtaz Mustapha

Overview

In 1997 with an idea bolstered from our work on our undergraduate theses Rob Gitin and I received echoing green fellowships to start At The Crossroads a street youth support program. We provided direct services to street youth and young adults and through that work I became interested in health and healthcare delivery to adolescents and young adults. After 4 years I went on to pursue an MD and during medical school worked with the Adolescent Health Working Group to expand public insurance funding in San Francisco to cover young adults to age 25 within 300% of poverty level. I pursued residency in combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics (Med Peds) in Minneapolis and since completion joined the faculty at University of Minnesota. I am in the process of establishing a care system for youth and young adults with special health care needs who are transitioning from Pediatrics to Adult Medicine.