NanaEfua Afoh-Manin, MD, MPH is the Founder, and Chief Medical & Innovation Officer at Shared Harvest Foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Shared Harvest Foundation’s mission is to spread compassion through wellness, service and relief. In her clinical role, Dr. Afoh-Manin, affectionately known as, “Dr. Nana,” served as a clinical instructor and emergency medicine physician. A thought leader who is passionate about mental and financial wellness, she is also the executive producer for docufilm series, VERCIS Film Project, a series that captures the voices, experiences and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the mental health for providers, as well as, burnout and suicide amongst physician of color. The docuseries first installment, I Am Not Your Hero, follows Dr. Briana Young and forces viewers to take a hard look at the challenges she faces juggling motherhood, emergency medicine and suicide. As a social entrepreneur and change maker, Dr. Afoh-Manin seeks to increase access to quality culturally competent care while closing the intergenerational and racial wealth gap caused by student loan debt for female-gendered, Black, Indigenous and other professionals of color. With a focus on health equity, Dr. Afoh-Manin is committed to measuring the impact of the minority clinical pipeline program, as well as medical workforce wellness and retention models.
As a healthcare technology expert and enthusiast, Dr. Afoh-Manin is also a recipient of the Google For Startup Black Founders Fund for her innovative fintech platform. She believes strengthening the workforce and alleviating debt is a fundamental component of achieving health equity. She received a Service Award from National Medical Association in 2022 as well as President’s Service Award from the Association of Black Psychologists in 2021. She serves on the Health Equity Committee of the Los Angeles Department of Public Health. She also sits on the Internet Action Team of No Going Back LA to inform policy on digital health equity. Her foundation and work endeavors have been the recipient of grant funding from HRSA, California Department of Public Health, Direct Relief, California Wellness, and the Weingart Foundation Fund for Health Equity & Emergency Response. Dr. Afoh-Manin received a MPH in Global Public Health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2013. She completed a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center in 2011, as well as her medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine in 2008. You can learn more about Dr. Afoh-Manin at drnanamd.com.
