Meet the Team

CO-DIRECTOR
Dr. Capella holds degrees from Stanford University, UC San Diego, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She is the first in her family to achieve a professional degree. She worked for many years at a community health center in San Diego, California and pediatric urgent care in Salt Lake City, Utah. She opened her own clinic, Healing Arts Pediatrics, in 2021 in Salt Lake City. She is also adjunct faculty at the University of Utah School of Medicine where she teaches Medical Spanish and precepts third-year medical students. She enjoys running, gardening, cooking, Netflix/Hulu binges with her husband, and caring for her many rescue pets.

APPLICATION COACHING PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Dr. Paim is an IBD-trained, double-board-certified colorectal surgeon and general surgeon, originally from Brazil, with 20 years of practice. Her surgical career started as an ER/trauma surgeon and then as a colorectal surgeon, primarily working with special populations such as senior citizens, immunocompromised, autoimmune, pregnant women, and IBD patients. Also focusing on scientific research and medical writing, she has authored and presented numerous scholarly works in the surgical field within academic settings in Brazil and the United States. Alongside her surgical career, Dr. Paim has coached, mentored, and trained hundreds of medical students, surgical residents, and ER nurses. Aside from medicine, she loves real estate, business, cats, sea life, and arts & crafts. In her free time, Dr. Paim serves her community and her local church and spends time with family, friends, and my rescue Maine Coon. She is passionate about teaching and coaching and is thrilled to support the next generation of doctors through Future Minority Doctor.

CO-DIRECTOR
Dr. Curet holds degrees from UC Riverside and UC San Diego. She completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Southern California Los Angeles County Medical Center. She is a first-generation college and medical student. She has returned to work in her home community in San Diego, California providing general pediatrics care at community health centers throughout the North County area. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, running, traveling, and staying active in the community.

APPLICATION COACHING PROGRAM WRITING COACH
My name is Mafile'o Fotu-Lopez, I'm a public school educator and have had the opportunity to teach, advise and supervise High School and Undergraduate students. I have a bachelor's degree in Teaching Social Studies and a Masters degree in Education, Society and Culture. My partner is currently a third year medical student which gave me first hand experience with the application process and all the stresses involved! We enjoy sleeping in at any open opportunity which is rare because of our kids, fish, and labradoodle.

Future Minority Doctor is fiscally sponsored by Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs, a 501(c)(3) organization.