Maria Manriquez, MD is Director of Pipeline Admission Programs and (UME) Addiction Medicine Education for University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. Dr. Manriquez brings vast experience in program direction that spans undergraduate education, medical education, graduate and continued medical education. Dr. Manriquez has been faculty of the College since 2005. Currently, she is the Director for the Pathway Scholars Program, a rewarding program addressing diversity in the physician workforce. Maria sits on the ACOG Council of Resident Education and Gynecology (CREOG) education committee and is the CREOG Program Chair. She has in past served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Arizona section of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Her clinical focus is in caring for pregnant and parenting women with substance-use disorder.