Dr. Shana O. Ntiri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  She serves as the Medical Director for the Baltimore City Cancer Program and the Senior Medical Advisor for Community Outreach and Engagement at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center.   She divides her time between direct patient care, teaching, community-based cancer control efforts and research.  Her research interests include health disparities—particularly in relation to cancer screening—and the impact of community and primary care-based cancer screening initiatives upon health outcomes for urban, under resourced patient populations.  Dr. Ntiri is the current Board Chair of the Maryland Academy Family Physicians and also serves as an inaugural member of the American Academy of Family Physicians Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness in Family Medicine.