Angie V. Sanchez, MD, MPH is a physician-scientist dedicated to the health, well-being and advancement of communities. She has experience with vulnerable communities such as rural and low-income populations, and expertise in conducting health promotion and disease prevention programs in hospitals and community health centers located in underserved neighborhoods of Colombia. She is currently an instructor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, and the Assistant Director of the Community Access, Recruitment, and Engagement (CARE) Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she is dedicated to investigating the science of community engagement to develop new strategies to improve access to research, health care services, and quality of life in vulnerable communities according to their individual needs.