Dr. Harjani is the director of the Medical Focus Program at Providence High School. He has 35 years’ experience as an instructor for health care careers and life-sciences. He teaches Introduction to Health Care, Genetics & Biotechnology, Ethics in Health Care, AP Biology, and Anatomy-Physiology, and is the moderator for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Los Angeles Brain Bee, and Providence Pioneers AIDS Walk Los Angeles. Dr. Harjani attended Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College and graduated with a degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Pune, India. His interest in teaching was born while in medical school and during his years in pediatric residency. After arriving in the US following study programs in the Caribbean, UK, and Spain, he decided to experience being a high school educator in science while pursuing his primary interest in seeking a medical residency. His journey to educating the youth and preparing them for academic success started in 1985 at Pater Noster HS, a Catholic all-boys school in Eagle Rock, and in 1991, he accepted a teaching position at Providence, followed by the positions of Science Chair and Medical Focus Program Director in 1992. Dr. Harjani also has 20 years of teaching experience with Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth as a summer programs science instructor. Dr. Harjani is grateful to have experienced life in four continents before California became his home for 35 years and counting – born in Morocco, early childhood in Spain, and all of his education in India. He is proud to celebrate his rich Indian heritage. He loves Los Angeles because of its amazing diversity and the culinary variety it offers. His daily reminder is a quote by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama – “Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.”
