Mel Ramage is a clinician, educator, and advocate focused on the intersection of substance use disorders, infectious disease, and sexual and reproductive health issues. She is a co-founder of the Project CARA program and remains actively involved in research centered around perinatal substance use disorders and the patient experience. Mel is the western Maternal Health Lead for the state Perinatal Quality Collaborative, participating in multiple state committees including the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. Mel also can be found providing routine OBGYN care for people of all ages.