The LIFT Simulation Design Lab is committed to expanding the use of simulation and team training to advance the safety, quality, and respectfulness of healthcare.
Gabriela (Gaby) García is a first-generation Mexican-American and program manager for the ASCENT Center for Reproductive Wellness. She earned her bachelor’s in healthcare administration with minors in Spanish and French from Weber State University and master’s in healthcare administration from the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business. She holds a project management fundamentals certificate from the University of Utah.
She has participated in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Outreach committees and was on the hiring committee for the first Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Utah College of Nursing. She is currently serving on the Latinx Advisory Council for the University of Utah. She is responsible for planning and executing the Center’s mission of expanding access to all communities, and maintaining the stories of the historically unheard in the core of the projects and grants she serves. She strives to improve access to Latinx and underserved communities, with an interest in maternal health and family planning.