Resident Representative to ACEP

Our medical training has been shaped by a pandemic that laid bare the consequences of an overburdened healthcare system and reaffirmed the importance of resident representation within our professional societies. We've learned how vital it is for our leaders to have experience in organized medicine and speak up in daunting situations.

EMRA’s representative to ACEP will need a discrete skillset to effectively advocate for our constituents: comfort under pressure, diplomacy in vocalizing our positions to an audience of future colleagues, and the ability to balance our values with those of our sister organization. I developed these skills on the Board of Trustees for the American Medical Student Association (AMSA). Through my experiences with AMSA and other opportunities during medical school, I've met with congress members to advocate for my colleagues, given hours of testimony at hearings, and delivered keynote addresses to senior audiences.

Serving as my program’s representative to EMRA has taught me more about what we stand for – and I truly believe in our values as an organization. With your support, I’m excited to dedicate my voice to making sure those values are heard on ACEP’s Board at a time when resident representation could not be more important.

Thank you all for considering me to be your Representative to the ACEP Board of Directors. I have a profound passion for policy and advocacy, and have pursued these interests through multiple avenues within both EMRA and ACEP.

I have served as a voting ACEP Councillor representing the state of New York, and I continue to serve as a member of the Government Affairs committee of the New York ACEP. Through this avenue, I have been part of efforts to reshape both state and federal legislation through the power of advocacy.

Within EMRA, I serve as an EMRA Health Policy Academy Fellow. I have also had the honor of bringing three different resolutions to the Representative Council. Furthermore, I have engaged in numerous opportunities through the Health Policy Committee, including writing for both Policy Prescriptions and EMDocs.net.

When choosing a leader, it is essential to judge candidates on their previous experiences, their ability to pursue meaningful change, and their aptitude at engaging others in honest conversation, all in pursuit of energetic participation, organization, advocacy, and the quest for progress.

I look forward to sharing my vision for our future at ACEP20. Thank you all for your consideration!