Meet The Team
Kelly Cheung, MD
Kelly is an internal medicine resident-physician in the primary care track at UCLA. She is also a National Health Service Corp Scholarship recipient, a federal program for students committed to underserved communities and primary care. Kelly was born and raised in Anaheim, California and graduated from the University of California, Irvine as a first-generation college student from a low-income, immigrant household. After taking two growth years to switch gears from pharmacy to medicine, she attended Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, shenanigans with Lany the Labrador, traveling, and trying out the latest restaurants on the block!
Andrew Martinez, DO
Andrew is a fourth-year, Latino internal medicine resident-physician at Loma Linda. His passion for healthcare developed after learning about neglected tropical diseases, and his long-term goals remain within the realms of global health and the underserved. Andrew was born and raised in the California Bay Area and moved on to get his BS in microbiology at Oregon State University as a first-gen student. After taking 2 gap years to work and develop his experiences, he moved to southern California where he completed a master’s in medical sciences at Western University of Health Sciences and matriculated into their Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program. In his down time, you will find him exploring new hikes, enjoying time with friends, or riding through the “twisties” on his motorcycle!
Angela Schraml
Angela is a first year medical student at AZCOM. She identifies as a Latina and her mother immigrated from Bolivia. Angela is also the first person in her family to attend university and comes from a low-SES family. She grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is interested in primary care, as well as all things social justice and mental health! Her hobbies include cooking, exercising, listening to podcasts about history/politics, and hiking. Its her goal to backpack in every US National Park!
Favour Akanbi
Favour is currently in a gap/growth year! She identifies as an underrepresented minority and is a first-generation student by way of being the first in her family to graduate from an American college/university. Her hometown is Surprise, Arizona. Her goal is to get into medical school and show those who look like her that it can be done. She hopes to be a guiding and helping hand to those on their journey who are unsure of what they are doing. In the future, she plans to work in partnership with fellow underrepresented doctors, healthcare workers, and pre-health/pre-meds to bring more opportunities, giveaways and scholarships to those trying to pursue a career in medicine! She is passionate about changing the lives of underrepresented groups in medicine and wants to make the path to medicine more accessible for everyone, especially underrepresented groups. She is also passionate about creating things digitally. Her hobbies include creating digital graphics, sleeping, trying new foods, and trying to learn new languages!
Megan Kolbe
Megan is currently a second year medical student and she hails from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She is potentially interested in OB/GYN or pediatric surgery, as well as teaching/medical education. Her hobbies and passions include running, hiking, and cooking!
Hannah Woo
Hannah is a premed who just recently graduated from undergrad and is entering her gap year. She is a first-generation college student. She is from Irvine, California and is currently interested in addiction psychiatry as well as forensics! She has recently got into boxing!
Danielle Casarez
Danielle is currently in her gap year. She is a first-generation college student and identifies as an underrepresented minority in STEM. Danielle's hometown is Fort Worth, Texas. Her passions/hobbies include diversity, equity, and inclusion in medicine!
Trey Walker
Trey is currently a senior at the University of Central Florida, majoring in health sciences on the pre-med track. His hometown is in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and he is an underrepresented black/Afro-Caribbean student in stem. He is interested in becoming a physician, a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in specific, and is hoping to serve the population by treating the health concerns of patients and bringing them to a higher quality of life. His passions include exploring the life sciences and constantly learning and growing as a student. He also finds fulfillment in knowing that he is making a positive impact on the lives of others by providing healthcare. Trey likes to play video games, exercise by weightlifting, watch football, and sketch in his free time. He also loves listening to music and enjoys being immersed in nature.
Daisy Lezo
Daisy is in her gap year! Her hometown is Los Angeles, California. She is currently open-minded when it comes to her career interests, but would like to work in any field where she could treat diseases disproportionately affecting minorities, work with children/women, or aid underserved communities, locally or abroad! Her passions include health equity, social justice, and diversity/inclusion in medicine.
Want to Join Our Team?
We recently underwent some changes within the organization and moving forward, our team will consist of President, VP, Social Media Committee Co-Leaders, Programming Committee Leader, and Outreach Committee Leader. We have decided to remove the regional rep program, but we welcome all past regional reps to apply to an open board or committee member positions.
We currently have open board positions for Social Media Co-Committee Leader, Programming Committee Leader, and Outreach Committee Leader. The application will be open from now until May 26th. Chosen applicants will be notified by the end of the first week of June. Applicants are required to attend the transition meeting. The specific date and time for the transition meeting will be chosen via a when2meet poll that will be sent with the notification email (please plan to respond promptly to the when2meet that will be sent in the first week of June with your availability for the second week of June, if chosen)
Once the board positions have been filled, we will be sending out a contact list Google form for committees, so that the applicants that were not chosen as a committee leaders will still be able to participate. If you did not apply to be a committee leader but would like to be a committee member, you can sign up when the list is shared here and on our Instagram.