Network Director

Alicia Leong is a first-generation Singaporean American and third-year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She believes authentic community engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration are essential to building and sustaining healthy, equitable, and resilient communities—an approach shaped by her work with artists, environmental scientists, faith leaders, and policymakers in Houston and New York. She hopes to continue exploring the intersections of community well-being and intergenerational, historical, and racial traumas as a future psychiatrist. In her free time, she enjoys walking and eating her way through the city, painting, and trying to befriend cats.

Hoang-Viet Tran, BS is a third-year MD/MPH student at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is a first-generation Vietnamese American, born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. He earned his BS in Biology with a minor in Asian Studies from Rhodes College. Currently, he is completing a research fellowship at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University, where his work focuses on demographic disparities in glaucoma quality of life.
Throughout medical school, Tran has remained involved with the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA), serving as his local chapter’s Co-President and now on the National Board as one of the Hepatitis Directors. He also serves as Health Equity Lead for OCA-DC, the local chapter of a national AANHPI advocacy nonprofit. In this role, he leads a large-scale, community-based initiative focused on disaggregating AANHPI health data and addressing health disparities across the greater Washington, DC area.

Tran plans to pursue a career in ophthalmology and continue his work in health equity and public health advocacy. In his free time, he enjoys photographing everything, being a plant dad, and trying out new fitness hobbies.

Hi! My name is Sophia Choi and I am a MD/MPH student at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. I grew up in Plano, TX and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Neuroscience degree. I joined APAMSA during my first year of medical school and previously served on the National APAMSA Hepatitis Committee from 2024-2025. I’m passionate about community health, community engagement, and health disparities, and I’m excited to serve as a Hepatitis B/C Director this year. Outside of school, I love trying new coffee shops, baking sourdough, collecting new stationery, and traveling!

My name is Mia Park, and I am a third-year medical student at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. I grew up in New Zealand and South Korea before moving to the United States to attend college at UCLA. For several years, I have dedicated myself toward normalizing mental health conversations and minimizing stigma, especially within the AANHPI community. Ultimately, I am interested in working to improve equity in mental health for marginalized populations.

Hello, my name Stephen Kwong, I’m currently a third year medical student at Texas A&M COM. I was born in Oakland, CA and grew up in the SF Bay Area until I went to school to get a B.S. in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior at UC Davis. From there I took 2 gap years and worked as a scribe at an ophthalmology practice in Los Angeles before coming to Texas A&M for medical school. I was a co-president of my school’s APAMSA chapter and then became a region IX co-director before becoming the Bone Marrow Director. My hobbies include: cooking, baking, scuba diving, videogames, reading, and hiking. I hope to match into ophthalmology in this next year. I look forward to serving you as your Bone Marrow Director for another year!

Emily Uyen Thai is a rising third-year medical student at California Health Sciences University, College of Osteopathic Medicine (CHSU-COM) in Clovis, California. Originally from Vietnam, she immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 14 and later earned her B.S. in Biological Psychology from UC Davis. Her professional experience includes working as a Medical Assistant across multiple specialties, including Oncology, OB/GYN, Cardiology, and Integrative Psychiatry. She has also contributed to literary analyses on therapeutics targeting the tumor microenvironment and propelled global surgical oncology initiatives in rural hospitals in Vietnam through the HEAL non-profit organization.

As the President of CHSU-COM’s APAMSA chapter, Emily launched the first Skin Cancer Screening Event during Community Impact Week 2025. In her role as Cancer Initiative Director, she aims to lead the development of the Clinical Breast Cancer Screening Toolkit and establish standardized protocols for local APAMSA chapters to implement. Passionate about expanding cancer awareness, screening accessibility, and educational initiatives, she is dedicated to serving underserved Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Hawaiian (AAPIH) communities through impactful outreach efforts.

Elizabeth Nguyen is a rising MS3 at the University of Texas Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine. She was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and completed a BS in Biology at Emory University. She began serving APAMSA as the Community Engagement Lead for her local chapter and is now the Community Outreach Director for the National Board. She is interested in a career in ophthalmology or internal medicine. Outside of school, she enjoys playing piano, knitting, and playing tennis.

Hello, everyone! My name is Yuming Wu, and I am currently a third year (M1) in the University of Missouri – Kansas City six-year B.A./M.D. program.

Born in Beijing, China, I moved to the United States at the age of two and grew up in rural communities in West Virginia and Missouri. These experiences shaped my deep commitment to AANHPI representation and advocacy, which ultimately inspired my path in medicine. During the pandemic, I founded a student-led advocacy committee in my hometown of Warrensburg, Missouri, to march against anti-Asian hate crimes—an experience that solidified my lifelong dedication to advocating for the wellbeing of AANHPI communities.

For the past two years, I have served on the UMKC APAMSA board, where I have embraced opportunities for advocacy, mentorship, and community engagement. Now, as Fundraising and Events Director, I aim to take my experience to the next level by creating fundraising projects that resonate with AANHPI pop culture and bring our APAMSA community together.

Beyond medicine, I love playing guitar and singing, dancing, making latte art, and listening to music (mostly K-pop!) Looking ahead, I plan to pursue a career in OB/GYN or pediatrics, where I can continue to serve vulnerable patient populations.

Hello! My name is Brandon Park, and I am a medical student 6-year BA/MD Program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and I am currently serving as the National APAMSA Sponsorship Co-Director! I also was the Sponsorship Co-Director last year, and the current Co-President of my local chapter. As a member of APAMSA, I eagerly anticipate the upcoming year, during which we will further extend our influence, collaborate with various organizations to advocate for our community’s needs, and tackle healthcare disparities. During my free time, I enjoy playing sports, especially soccer, hanging out with friends, and listening to pop and hip-hop music.

Hey y’all! I am a third year MD student at NYU. Originally born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, I studied psychology and education studies at Yale. After graduating, I worked in education for three years (two of which were spent in Fort Worth, TX). I am currently exploring my love of education within medicine through a dedication to and passion for community- and school-based mental health, and I hope to one day get to work in this area as a child psychiatrist. Outside of medicine, I enjoy learning languages, playing tennis and pickleball, doing arts and crafts, and exploring new public transport systems.