Antonio Moya, Awarded Fulbright Fellowship

Antonio Moya demonstrates his desire to help others and contribute to social justice by utilizing his skills in science, music and interpersonal relations. As the head coordinator of the Student Stroke Team in the UCLA emergency room, he retrieves crucial medical data for incoming stroke victims. Experienced as a UCLA Jazz Ensemble member, he has used music as a form of therapy for the sick and elderly in hospitals and retirement homes. Antonio also volunteers with Pilipinos for Community Health, screening patients for high blood pressure outside Asian markets and at health fairs.

After graduation, Antonio will complete his U.S. Fulbright Fellowship in the Philippines in Manila with the primary goal of researching the emergence of acute stroke centers in Manila and the country as a whole. This is especially important since strokes are one of the leading causes of death in this developing country. He will study acute stroke interventional protocol as conducted in three major Manila hospitals: the University of Santo Tomas Hospital, University of the Philippines- Philippine General Hospital and Medical Center Manila. The goal of the study is to analyze how stroke centers can potentially be established throughout the country, not just in major metropolitan areas like Manila and Makati. A majority of stroke centers are currently located in Manila despite the fact that Manila only contains 13% of the country's total population. Following the Fulbright Fellowship, he will continue to work diligently to become a physician and researcher.