• BA, Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley
• BS, Entomology, UC Berkeley
• MD, University of Washington School of Medicine
• MPH, Family and Community Health, Harvard University School of Public Health
• Residency, San Francisco General Hospital Family Practice Residency Program, UCSF
• Research Fellowship, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF

• Clinical Instructor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF

Dr. Mendoza is a family practice physician at the Refugee Clinic / Family Health Center based at San Francisco General Hospital, and clinical instructor for family medicine residents and medical students. She enjoys mentoring for the UCSF Minority Mentor Program and UCSF pilot Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved (PRIME-US). Her areas of research interest include health disparities in childhood oral health medical education, health care workforce diversity and minority health policy, with particular emphasis in medical school curriculum development and program evaluation. Her clinical interests lie in adolescent reproductive health, women's health, and pediatric oral health.

• Contraceptive Utilization and Demands for Family Planning Services in the Region of San Pablo del Lago, Ecuador.  ROSALIA MENDOZA, (University of Washington, Department of Epidemiology, Minority International Research Training Program, Seattle, WA), JOSE SUAREZ, NIDIA RODRIGUEZ (Centro de Investigacion de Medio Ambiente y Salud, Quito, Ecuador), 1998.
• Adolescent Access Project: Ensuring Adolescent Access to Reproductive Health and Family Planning Services.  ROSALIA MENDOZA (Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA), MARIA TRENT  (Harvard University School of Public Health, Adolescent Fellowship, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA), 2001.
• “Family and Community Medicine Report of the Taskforce on Outreach and Recruitment”. ROSALIA MENDOZA (UCSF Family Medicine Resident, Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM), San Francisco, CA); TERESA VILLELA (UCSF Residency Director, DFCM, San Francisco, CA), 2003.