EL CENTRO — Southwest High School was honored to welcome California Surgeon General Dr. Diana E. Ramos to the ribbon cutting for the grand opening of Southwest Health Sciences Center on Thursday morning, May 16th.
According to a press release from the Central Union High School District, this was an important opportunity for the students and the future of medical education.Dr. Diana E. Ramos, prominent public health leader and her second surgeon general in California
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