David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Advisor Mitsue Yokota Wins Association of American Medical Colleges Award
Mitsue Yokota, a career advisor and well-being program coordinator in the student affairs office at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is one of four winners chosen by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for planning a strong and effective series of programs for Career Development Month.
By Amy Sommer | January 18, 2012
The AAMC judges praised the “intentional way these career programs were couched in a larger effort to address student wellness and build community,” and how the comprehensive activities “addressed non-traditional career paths, such as global health.”
A 1998 UCLA undergraduate alumnus, Yokota joined the medical school’s student affairs staff in 2010 and recently earned her UCLA doctorate in education.
“Mitsue defended, finished and filed her doctoral dissertation in education while working 60-plus hours a week to ensure a stellar career development month,” praised Meredith Szumski, director of student affairs. “Our students love her and love this program; she’s truly an asset to UCLA.”
A native of Japan, Yokota was born in Tokyo and immigrated to the United States in 1981 as a young girl.
