David Yang, MD, MHS
Network Director
Dr. David Yang is a Clinical Instructor at Yale’s Department of Emergency Medicine and the Associate Medical Director of EMS Research. He earned his BS in Biomedical Engineering and BSAS in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, MD from LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, and his MHS from Yale University.
Nationally, Dr. Yang has served as Mental Health Co-Chair for the Asian American Pacific Medical Students Association (APAMSA) and on the Equity and Inclusion Committee with the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). At the local level, he works closely with the sexual assault forensics committee.
Dr. Yang’s current research focuses on three domains. First, he examines the experiences of healthcare workers in the clinical setting with a particular focus on Asian Americans. Second, he focuses on improving bystander intervention in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Third, he focusing on improving health outcomes in the prehospital environment.
Frank Qian, MD, MPH
Network Director
Dr. Frank Qian, MD, MPH is a current Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow at Boston Medical Center and Research Fellow in the NIH-funded T32 Multidisciplinary Training Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology with the Framingham Heart Study. He studied Biological Sciences and Statistics at University of Chicago and went on to obtain his MD degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School and received an MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He previously served as the 2018 Co-Director for the National Hepatitis B/C Conference and as the Director of Hepatitis B Screening for the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine APAMSA chapter. He is passionate about cardiovascular disease prevention, particularly among Asian populations. His recent research seeks to use multi-omics approaches to identify and explore precision cardiometabolic phenotypes and disease pathways. He continues to enjoy teaching and mentoring medical students, participating as a speaker in the 2024 and 2025 EKG Workshop and in the Residency Application Advising Program.
Ashley Tam, MD
Network Director
Ashley Tam completed her undergraduate degree at Cornell University and medical degree at Oregon Health & Science University. She served on the board of her local APAMSA chapter and started her service on APAMSA’s national board as the National Conference Communications Director for the 2023 National Conference hosted at OHSU. She went on to also hold the roles of Social Media Director and Communications Vice President for National APAMSA. She is currently a Pathology resident at Stanford Health Care. When not at the hospital, Ashley likes to explore new restaurants on her never-ending list, play gacha games, and spend time with her husband and shiba inu.
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Response to the Fatal Shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti
On January 7, 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents fatally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, during an immigration raid in Minneapolis. A nearby physician was restricted from administering life support immediately after the shooting. Weeks later, on January 24, 2026, ICE agents in Minneapolis brutally murdered a second U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, who was a 37-year-old ICU nurse attempting to help a civilian who had been pepper-sprayed. These deaths have occurred in the backdrop of at least 30 other deaths at ICE detention centers since the beginning of the Trump administration.
As students in the healthcare profession, we are frustrated by the blatant disregard for life in these encounters, as medical professionals are barred from providing emergency care for the communities they serve. Unrelenting immigration raids have prompted a public health emergency, as many immigrants have become too fearful to step outside their homes to seek medical care at hospitals that were once protected spaces.
Immigration enforcement raids have rattled the nation with indiscriminate investigations, deportations, and detention, often relying on racial profiling to target communities of color. A recent Supreme Court order (Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo) will condone investigations based on subjective assessments, such as skin tone or accented speech, allowing the U.S. Government to continue race-based searches if they meet “reasonable suspicion.”
National APAMSA strongly condemns the tragic killing of both Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE and is deeply concerned about federal officials’ lethal weaponization of immigration enforcement. APAMSA stands firmly against any form of violence and reaffirms its commitment to protect human lives, regardless of immigration status or background. We mourn the loss of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and extend our condolences to their family, friends, and community members affected by these tragedies.
We call for increased scrutiny of federal immigrant official deployment and practices and a full, unbiased investigation into these shootings. Furthermore, we urge comprehensive training for all law enforcement agents to de-escalate encounters and prevent the loss of innocent lives.
For questions regarding this statement, please contact the Rapid Response Director, Brian Leung at rapidresponse@apamsa.org
APAMSA x NCAPIP: Joint Statement on New Childhood Immunization Schedule
On January 5, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled a new childhood immunization schedule that has now curtailed the number of recommended vaccinations for children from 17 diseases to 11 diseases. Exactly one month after a presidential memorandum was issued to reexamine childhood immunization schedules, the CDC no longer recommends routine immunization with Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Rotavirus, Meningococcal, and COVID-19. Instead, these vaccinations will be based on “Shared Clinical Decision-making” between parents and physicians, despite long-standing evidence of their benefits in protecting children’s lives. Hepatitis B, which affects a disproportionate portion of the AANHPI population, will no longer be universally recommended at birth according to new CDC guidelines.
APAMSA and NCAPIP are deeply concerned about the abrupt changes in the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule, made without public input or a rigorous scientific examination of the risks and benefits. These decisions may further erode trust in public health agencies and increase vaccination hesitancy. Recent research has already shown a decline in childhood vaccinations such as Mumps-Measles-Rubella, leading to outbreaks of measles across the nation.
As mentioned in a previous statement and in our policy compendium, we remain committed to advocating for universal Hepatitis B vaccinations and other necessary childhood immunizations. We urge policymakers at public health institutions to reconsider these changes and focus on evidence-based guidelines that match the United States population and its risks, rather than mirroring other countries’ individualized vaccination schedules.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics now maintains its own immunization schedule following the replacement of all members on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) by the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., last year.
For questions regarding this statement, please contact the Rapid Response Director, Brian Leung at rapidresponse@apamsa.org