Nupur Agrawal

Nupur Agrawal, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Her career focuses on providing comprehensive, compassionate, high-quality care to patients of all ages and mentoring learners across career stages. She cares deeply about empowering trainees with practical tools needed to address the myriad challenges providers face in delivering healthcare and improving outcomes for patients and communities. Dr. Agrawal serves as Co-Director of the Internal Medicine Health Equity and Advocacy Pathway and the Primary Care Medicine advocacy curriculum. She is an Educator for Excellence at the School of Medicine where she co-created and co-leads the advocacy education program for first-year medical students. 

As a Macy Faculty Scholar, Dr. Agrawal will use mixed-methods research methodology to delineate core competencies, training tools, and concepts in advocacy education. Research outcomes will guide the creation of a comprehensive, open-source, evidence-informed curriculum relevant to physicians across specialties and career paths.  

Alice Kuo, MD, PhD, MBA, Professor and Chief of Medicine-Pediatrics at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and Professor of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, will mentor Dr. Agrawal.