Grace Ibitamuno is a scholar and a MD/PhD candidate at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Grace is a health policy researcher, with specialized knowledge about culturally competent care that addresses the complex needs of children with autism, and related disabilities. She also has an appointment as an adjunct. Additionally, she has been a LEND (Leadership & Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities) Fellow, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Fellow, and NJ Department of Health Fellow. She has also published a novel, “Not Yet Beautiful”about human trafficking. You can check out her Tedx talk on resiliency and her education journey on YouTube. Ms. Ibitamuno is a recipient of the highly coveted Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ) Graduate Student Award.