The central goals of my career are to serve others, improve health equity, and advance social justice. As a Sojourns Scholar, I hope to improve the quality of palliative care services through advancing skills in trauma-informed practice and embodying trauma-informed leadership. With universal application of trauma-informed care, we can better care for people facing serious illness, support healthcare workforce wellbeing, and advocate for trauma-informed health care systems change to promote health equity. There are few nationally recognized palliative care physician leaders in New Mexico, a state that received a “D” grade for the availability of palliative care from the Center to Advance Palliative Care. The SSLP will help me become a national palliative care leader representing this rural and under-resourced state.