Born and raised in Petaluma, Dr. Dhanda will be entering her third year of family medicine residency at Natividad Medical Center (NMC), the Central Coast's only teaching hospital. NMC services primarily Latino patients - including many patients of indigenous backgrounds. Dr. Dhanda chose family medicine because of its emphasis on prevention. At NMC she provides culturally sensitive care to families from Salinas and throughout Monterey County. Monterey County has higher rates of childhood obesity compared to other California counties; for her community project on obesity prevention, Dr. Dhanda educates and engages with potential community collaborators like public health nurses, promotores, farmworkers, the YMCA, and high school students. Through this process, Dr. Dhanda has developed a nuanced understanding of community needs and how they can be met.