Matt Probst, PA-C, is Medical Director and Chief Quality Officer at El Centro Family Health, an FQHC serving 23,600 square miles of northern New Mexico. El Centro was nationally recognized in 2018 as an Employer of Excellence by the AAPA’s Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management. Probst was awarded the inaugural “Distinguished Alumni Award” from the UNM PA Program in 2017, “PA of the Year” by the NMAPA in 2014, and 2009 NMPCA Provider of the Year. He serves on the New Mexico Health Care Workforce Committee and founded the Semillas De Salud “Grow Your Own Health Professional” program.