Dr. Bateman has an unequaled record of health services to Asian Americans and he is an expert in health disparities and barriers to access of health care in the Asian American Community. He recently was awarded with a Service Honor Award in 2001 from the group: Asian Americans for Equality. His current focus includes improving health and access to care for the uninsured working poor, studying and expanding the use of a remote, simultaneous medical interpreting system, the reengineering of ambulatory service delivery through workforce retraining and using workplace-based learning as a vehicle for improving the quality of healthcare services and the quality of life of healthcare workers.