After graduating from Carleton College with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Maurice gained valuable, hands-on experience working on child & adolescent psychiatric units. The inequitable, traumatizing care he observed drove him to pursue a career in medicine with the hopes of promoting more equitable, trauma-informed, patient-centered care on a systemic level. As an MD-MBA student, Maurice has pursued this dream by starting and leading two nonprofits committed to mentorship and trauma-informed care of vulnerable populations while also conducting quality improvement research to further his knowledge of the system he hopes to influence. Through the establishment of Vertex Medical Solutions Inc., Maurice hopes to provide innovative solutions to address the complex disparities in medicine with a focus on addressing psychosocial risk factors.