Omar Al Rais

Omar Al Rais is the vice president of operations at Project Access NOW (PANOW). Before joining PANOW, Mr. Al Rais served as the director of affiliate quality and compliance at Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, where he led the affiliate risk, quality, compliance and patient experience efforts. He has a deep and varied background in medical care, policy and quality improvement, including earning a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management from Oregon Health & Science University/Portland State University in 2019.

Previously, he practiced as a medical doctor in Iraq and Jordan as a resident in otolaryngology. Subsequently, he earned a degree in molecular pharmacology, where his research focused on the correlation between alterations in DNA damage and repair genes and patient responses to chemotherapy.

Demonstrating his commitment to mission-driven community service, his experience includes performance improvement with Planned Parenthood, equity outreach at Cascade AIDS Project and board of directors president-elect of HIV Alliance (Eugene, Ore.).

Mr. Al Rais is committed to eliminating health disparities. He is utilizing his past medical experience to help underserved and at-risk populations to overcome barriers in accessing equitable health care.