Student Chair, National Conference Julia Wang Austin Witt

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Julia Wang

Student Candidate for

Chair of National Conference

Julia Wang juliadwa@usc.edu •

EDUCATION:

Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Doctor of Medicine

Primary Care Program Participant

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor of Arts, Neuroscience

2015-2019

2010-2014

WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

LAC+USC Department of Family Medicine Student Researcher, Los Angeles, CA

Student Researcher, PI: Jo Marie Reilly

• Explore factors that play into medical students’ desire to pursue a career in primary care

LAC+USC Department of Pediatrics Student Researcher, Los Angeles, CA

Student Researcher, PI: Randall Chan, M.D.

• Examine relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and resilience among young adults and

adolescents

United Students Against Sweatshops, Washington, DC

International Campaigns Coordinator

• Coordinated workers’ rights campaigns at 100 colleges and universities

• Directed the national campaign for worker safety in Bangladesh factories making collegiate apparel in

solidarity with Bangladeshi labor unions

2019

2016-2019

2014-2015

WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

Wang, J., Daniel, R., Marshall, H., Ring, K., Shah, A., Chan R. “Resilience and Its Impact on Health

Outcomes after Adverse Childhood Experiences.” Western Regional Meeting for National Med-Peds

Residents’ Association. Los Angeles, CA.

Wang, J., Daniel, R., Marshall, H., Ring, K., Shah, A., Chan R. “Resilience and Its Impact on Health

Outcomes after Adverse Childhood Experiences.” Pediatrics Academic Societies Meeting; San Francisco, CA.

Wang, J., Chan, R., Shah, A., “Impact of Resilience on Obesity in Adolescents with Adverse Childhood

Experiences.” KSOM Medical Student Research Forum and Poster Day; Los Angeles, CA.

Wang, J., “Student Supported Campaigns.” Panel, AFL-CIO Organizing Institute National Organizers

Workshop; Washington, DC

Wang, J., “Organizing Supply Chains and Strategic Corporate Research.” Panel, AFL-CIO Next Up Young

Worker Summit; Chicago, IL.

May 2018

May 2017

April 2017

September 2015

March 2015

LEADERSHIP AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

Student Delegate to the American Academy of Family Physicians Congress of Delegates

• Represents student member interests, as voted by the National Congress of Medical Students, at the AAFP

Congress of Delegates by voting on resolutions and issues proposed by all state chapters of the AAFP

• Keeps lines of communication open with student members to facilitate dialogue on important issues

• In 2018, voted for the AAFP to advocate against any legislative efforts to criminalize self-induced abortion

American Academy of Family Physicians Commission on Education, Student Member

• Serves as the main working body of the AAFP to address issues related to the education of medical

students, residents, and family physicians

• Currently undertaking the “25 x 2030” campaign, a bold goal of 25% of US medical graduates matching

into family medicine by 2030 as a path to address the vast shortage of this country’s primary care

physicians

2018-2019

2018-2019

American Academy of Family Physicians Sub-committee on Resident and Student Issues, Student Member

• As a sub-committee to the commission on education, SRSI focuses on issues related specifically to

residents and students.

• Provided AAFP leadership with input regarding USMLE scores and moving towards a pass/fail scoring

for Step 1

• Discussed the importance of educating program directors about the differences between the USMLE

exam, taken mostly by MD students, and the COMLEX exam, taken mostly by DO students

American Academy of Family Physicians Sub-committee on Graduate Curriculum, Student Member

• As a sub-committee to the commission on education, SGC focuses on issues related to family medicine

residency programs and their requirements

• Reaffirmed that Medicare graduate medical education funding for current and new residency and

fellowship positions should be directed towards increasing positions in Puerto Rico to address its extreme

shortage of primary care physicians

2018-2019

2018-2019

Family Medicine Interest Group at KSOM, Outreach Coordinator

• Planned and executed family medicine related community events

• Provided opportunities for Keck medical students to engage with advocacy work

Inter-Profession Geriatric Curriculum, North Hollywood, CA

• Worked on inter-professional care team of physical assistant, dental hygiene, physical therapy, and

pharmacy students to care for an older adult living in a low income housing complex

• Learned health assessment tools salient to geriatric populations and home visits

Longitudinal Primary Care and Community Medicine Program, Los Angeles, CA

• Worked with family medicine preceptor at Eisner Family Clinic

• Participated in events focused on increasing awareness, interest, and involvement in primary care

Students for Justice in Medicine at KSOM, Co-President, Co-Founder

• Advocated for improvements within the KSOM curriculum

• Coordinated student participation in rallies and marches in Los Angeles

• Created and implemented a new orientation program for incoming medical students focusing on the

importance of social determinants of health and social justice within medicine

• Organized panel entitled “Navigating the Healthcare System as an Undocumented Patient”

• Facilitated panel discussion regarding race based medicine with KSOM students

United Students Against Sweatshops, National Coordinating Committee Board Member

• Helped to write grants and manage the organization’s budget

• Coordinated student support for AFSCME 3299 union workers representing 22,000 custodians,

gardeners, food workers, respiratory therapists, and radiology technicians at University of California’s

five medical centers while bargaining contracts for safer staffing ratios and fair wages

Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO, Young Leaders Council Member

• Created curricula and implemented workshops advocating awareness for Asian Pacific Islander social

justice issues

2016-2017

2016-2017

2015-2017

2015-2017

2013-2014

2012-2014

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Gold Humanism Honor Society

Family Medicine Interest Group Program of Excellence Award, AAFP

Keck School of Medicine Summer Research Fellowship Award, Baxter Foundation

Trustee Scholar, USC

Simmons Endowed Scholar, USC

2018-2019

2016

2016

2010-2014

2010-2014

VOLUNTEERING:

Student Run Clinic, Center for Community Health of Downtown Los Angeles, volunteer, Los Angeles, CA

Monterey Park Health Fair, Asian Pacific Health Corps, volunteer coordinator, Monterey Park, CA

BRAVO High School Mentorship, mentor, Los Angeles, CA

Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation, student organizer, Los Angeles, CA

2018-2019

2015-2017

2015

2010-2014

My father’s philosophy to life is that of a quintessential baby boomer despite the fact that he was born and raised outside of the US. He always told me that America was the land of opportunity, and if I wanted to succeed, all I needed was to put my head down, to keep my eyes wide open, and to push my work ethic to the limits. I remember the day he passed his citizenship exam like it was yesterday. He and my mother were both so proud to finally have their official United States passports, and when I, as a first grader, asked if this meant he wasn’t Chinese anymore, he replied to me that this just meant that his heart was big enough to love two countries equally.

Fast forward a few years, and for my family medicine rotation, I worked at a clinic that served almost entirely Chinese and Taiwanese immigrants. It was an incredible experience in so many ways, and it also made the stark contrast in access to healthcare based on social determinants of health so much more stark and devastating. Immigration and citizenship status were often inconceivably high barriers to care, and there were so many patients who would come into clinic carrying bags of fruits and vegetables that were painstakingly picked from their gardens to use as payment because it was the only resource to which they had access. I spent a lot of time thinking about the injustices of our health care system, but time and time again, when I asked these uninsured patients about how they felt about the United States, without fail, they would talk about their deep sense of loyalty to our country because of the other opportunities it offered their children and other family members. They also expressed their gratitude towards my attending for running a practice that managed to find a way to sometimes accept produce as payment, which was often cited as “American ingenuity.”

When I think about the type of family physician I want to be, one of the main things that comes to mind is the love that my parents and my patients share for the ideals that this country stands for. When I came to my first AAFP national conference in 2018, I attended the minority interest group meeting, and had the fortune of sitting next to other children of immigrants who shared very similar stories. I learned about their passion for immigration justice, the numerous intersections with medicine, and the various local and national advocacy initiatives already taking place to support immigrants. It was incredible to see not only the passion that others held for this work, but also the vast array of ways to get involved and be part of the solution. I attended workshops, talked to countless people at the expo hall about my future as a family physician, wrote and sponsored a passing resolution, and ended up getting involved in national AAFP leadership because of the infectious enthusiasm of the students and residents around me. I left the conference feeling hopeful about my ability to advocate on behalf of my patients, and have come to realize that organizations like the AAFP and events like the national conference are the exact reasons for why my parents and my patients have such deep love for America.

My love for family medicine stems from my passion for immigration justice, and the most beautiful part about this conference is that it fosters interests of all types. My story and interests likely differ wildly from the stories and interests of others, and I want to help others find their paths the way that the national conference has helped me find mine. I would be honored to serve as the student chair for the AAFP national conference and have the opportunity to bring that same excitement and opportunity to other students and residents across the United States.

Julia Wang

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Austin Witt

Student Candidate for

Chair of National Conference

Quillen College of Medicine Current Stage of Training: MS/OMS-IV Previous leadership position/roles served: AAFP Commission Member*

T. Austin Witt ● wittta@etsu.edu

Education

Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN Candidate for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine, expected 2020 Rural Primary Care Track University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN Bachelor of Science 2014, Magna Cum Lauda Major: Biology; Concentration: Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology Honors and Awards

College of Medicine Scholarship 2017, 2018, 2019 James H. Quillen Scholarship 2017, 2018, 2019 East Tennessee Foundation Howard H Baker Scholarship 2017, 2018

Leadership AAFP Commission on Continuing Professional Development- Student Representative 2018-Present AAFP Working Group on Rural Health- Student Representative 2018-Present Quillen College of Medicine Family Med Resident-Student Mentoring Program- Coordinator 2018-Present Quillen College of Medicine Integrated Grand Rounds-Group Mentor 2018-Present Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians- Alternate Student Delegate to Student Congress 2018-Present AAMC Organization of Student Representatives (OSR)–Administrative Board National Delegate on Student Affairs 2017-Present

AAMC Group on Student Affairs Committee on Student Affairs-Student Liaison 2017-Present Quillen College of Medicine OSR–Class Representative 2016-Present, Vice President 2017-2018 Quillen College of Medicine FMIG-Vice President 2017-2018 AAFP-Student Membership Ambassador to Quillen College of Medicine 2017-2018 Quillen College of Medicine FMIG-Ready Set Fit Program Student Ambassador 2016-2017 Quillen College of Medicine FMIG-Social Media Ambassador 2016-2017

Presentations

Association of American Medical Colleges Dysfunctions in the Transition to Residency: The PD’s Perspective, 2019 AAMC Learn Serve Lead

National Meeting “Per Policy, Student is Referred for Dismissal”: An Interactive Case-Based Workshop to Discuss

Challenging Issues, 2019 AAMC Central and Southern GSA/OSR Joint Regional Meeting Proactive Wellness Strategies for the Clinical Years, 2018 AAMC Learn Serve Lead National Meeting Build Your Own Medical School, 2018 AAMC Continuum Connections Joint Spring Meeting

Quillen College of Medicine Department of Family Medicine Human Trafficking in Hawkins County, 2019 Quillen College of Medicine Rural Primary Care Track

Coping Skills and Mental Health in Rural Youths, 2018 Appalachian Student Research Forum Water Source Stewardship in a Rural Community, 2017 AHA Medical Student Research Symposium Collaborative Training in Team-Based Care in Appalachian Primary Care Practices, In progress

Volunteer Work

Rural High School Medical Summer Camp Counselor June 2017

Quillen High School Outreach Program Health Science Leadership Summit March 2017 Med School Made Easy Undergraduate Conference at ETSU Volunteer February 2017 Gatlinburg Wildfire Relief Efforts Volunteer January 2017 Quillen College of Medicine Admissions Tour Guide 2016-2017 Quillen College of Medicine Rural High School Medical Sciences Career Fair Volunteer October 2016 Emergency Medical Services Experiential Team Based Learning & Simulation September 2016, 2017 Carver Recreation Center After School Volunteer 2016-2017 Young Life High School Ministry Leader 2011-2017

To whom it may concern:

My name is Austin Witt and it gives me great joy to announce my candidacy for the position of the 2020 Student Chair of National Conference. I attended my first AAFP National Conference after my first year of medical school in July 2017. From the moment my plane touched down in Kansas City, I was galvanized by the energy that Family Medicine exuded. Every single person I encountered was burning with passion for the specialty, for social justice, for each other, and most importantly for the care of our patients. As an M1, I had already been seriously contemplating a career in primary care, but the fervor I encountered from the mainstage plenary sessions and workshops to the connections I made with residents, faculty, and fellow FMIG student members made me realize that Family Medicine was the perfect fit for me. The opportunity to pursue a specialty that gives me myriad way to contribute to patient care, health policy, medical education, and our communities captivated every professional aspiration I have. Considering how the AAFP National Conference ignited the fire for Family Medicine within me, I can think of no greater endeavor as a student and future Family Physician than to help coordinate an experience that showcases the wonders and ideals of Family Medicine to other medical students looking for their own calling.

I feel uniquely qualified for the position of Student Chair because of my prior experiences coordinating large academic and professional development conferences. One of my primary responsibilities as a member of the Association of American Medical College’s Organization of Student Representatives National Administrative Board has been planning and coordinating the AAMC’s Learn Serve Lead national conference in both 2018 and 2019, their Continuum Connections 2018 Joint Spring Meeting, and the 2019 Joint Regional Meeting for the Central and Southern Regions of the AAMC’s Group on Student Affairs and Organization of Student Representatives. Those events required me to be engaged in the development of meeting themes, content, logistics, networking, and social media for the attendees that ranged from students and residents to faculty and administrators of medical schools from all across the association. I believe these conference planning experiences coupled with my experience within the AAFP and passion for all facets of Family Medicine will allow me to follow in the footsteps of my predecessors and sustain the excellence in programming that the AAFP National Conference of Residents and Students has become synonymous with.

Furthermore, I believe my prior roles serving as the AAMC’s Organization of Student Representatives National Delegate on Student Affairs, Student Liaison to the Committee on Student Affairs, and as the AAFP Student Membership Ambassador to my institution will have satisfactorily prepared me for serving in the role of member to the Commission on Education. Not only am I intimately acquainted with the plethora of issues students face in clinical education as well as navigating the pipeline to residency on a professional level, but even more acutely on a personal level as both a first-generation college and medical student myself. I believe I would bring a well-rounded perspective to the commission’s business in supporting medical students and residents.

It would be an honor to be chosen as your 2020 Student Chair of Nation Conference and to continue advancing the voice of Family Medicine. I appreciate any consideration you give me on your ballot.

Sincerely, Austin Witt MS4 Quillen College of Medicine East Tennessee State University

(AAFP Student Leadership Participation Form

The following student has expressed an interest in participating in leadership activities as a student member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The AAFP represents more than 134,600 physicians and medical students nationwide and is the only medical society devoted solely to primary care. As an appointed AAFP student leader, this student will have the opportunity to learn more about family medicine and organizational and political issues affecting the health care environment. National AAFP leadership positions require attendance at three or more national meetings throughout the year, including the National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students in the summer. The student will provide information about the position(s) of interest and the timing of required meetings. We recommend that the academic office keep a copy of the position information and this form in the student's file.

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SECTION TWO [To Be Completed by Dean of the Medical School] I hereby affirm that the above listed student is in good standing at this institution. The student has communicated with me information the requirements of the leadership position.

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The American Academy of Family Physicians values the voice of our students and appreciates your willingness to allow participation in this important leadership development activity. If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact:

Ashley Bentley Student Interest Strategist Medical Education Division American Academy of Family Physicians Email: abentley©aafporg Phone: (913) 906-6367 www.aafp org/getinvolved

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