Future Medical Professional Pipeline

Caroline Connor and Penny Figas

Brown Bag Lunch Online Presentation with Caroline Connor M.D., M.P.H., & Penny Figas, Humboldt-Del Norte County Medical Society

Monday, March 6, 2023 - 12:00pm

Brown Bag Lunch Online Presentation with Caroline Connor M.D., M.P.H., & Penny Figas, Humboldt-Del Norte County Medical Society: Learn about what is being done in Humboldt and Del Norte to build pipelines for future medical professionals through the HUMPET Committee (Humboldt Del Norte Pre-medical Education Task Force).

Dr. Caroline Connor is a retired Family Physician-Headache Specialist in Eureka. For the last three years she has been working with a multitude of entities including UC Davis and Stanford Medical Schools, Cal Poly Humboldt, College of the Redwoods, and Humboldt County Office of Education to expose students to a career in medicine.

Penny E. Figas is executive director of the Humboldt-Del Norte County Medical Society. Penny has dedicated the past 45 years of her career advocating for physicians in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties.