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Tucson, AZ
The University of Arizona, recently announced to honor Sunita Mishra from the Class of 1989 and 1994 at the College of Medicine – Tucson with its Alumni of the Year award. The University of Arizona will celebrate the accomplishments of its Alumni of the Year award recipients on Feb. 27, from 2 to 5 p.m., in the Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom.
The honorees were nominated by their colleges and formally approved by the Alumni Advisory Council, a volunteer board of 19 members who advise on alumni engagement and outreach efforts.
Sunita Mishra is the chief medical officer for Amazon Health Services, which aims to make it easier to find, choose, afford and engage with the products and professionals needed to get and stay healthy. Throughout her career, Sunita has focused on developing models of care that create a sustainable clinician experience while delivering a higher-quality, human experience for patients.
She practiced as a primary care physician for over 20 years in the U.S. and Singapore, and prior to her current role, she scaled and ran the medical group for Amazon Care. She joined Amazon after eight years at Providence, where she served in several roles including vice president for consumer innovation and chief executive of express care.
“Our Alumni of the Year award winners embody the values, dedication and passion that define what it means to be a Wildcat,” said Jonelle Vold, senior vice president for alumni engagement and prospect development at the University of Arizona Foundation. “We congratulate each of the winners on this well-deserved honor and thank them for continuing to be excellent representatives of the University of Arizona.”
Sunita received her bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of Arizona, her clinical training from the University of Washington, and her MBA from the University of Pennsylvania.
