Dr. Zhimeng Jia is a first-generation Chinese Canadian with a passion to build health equity for Asian immigrant patients and their families amidst serious illness. Before joining the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, he completed palliative care clinical training at the University of Alberta and research fellowship at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In his current role, Dr. Jia splits his time caring for seriously ill Asian immigrant patients admitted to the Mount Sinai Hospital and leading several original investigations to improve palliative care communication and service delivery for Asian immigrant patients. His research is internationally recognized and has drawn funding support from Mount Sinai Hospital, Health Canada, Pan-Canadian Palliative Care Research Collaborative, Harvard Fairbanks Centre for Chinese Studies, and Harvard Medical School.