EMRA Spotlight, Medical Student Council

Meet Lexi Van Besien

We're pleased to introduce Lexi Van Besien, EMRA Medical Student Council Mid-Atlantic Regional Representative, 2020-2021.

Alexa Van Besien.jpgProgram: University of Maryland School of Medicine

Your goal as an EMRA leader: To help share my passion for emergency medicine and bring ideas to life to positively influence medical students interested in EM!

Top 3 traits of a great leader:
1) Honesty 
2) Integrity
3) Listening

What is the best advice you've ever received?
Sometimes you need to work differently, not harder.

What's on your playlist?
Noah Kahan


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