National Board

Hello! My name is Ashley Tam and I’m a third year medical student at Oregon Health & Science University. As a child of immigrants I was constantly surrounded by Chinese culture and traditions, but it wasn’t until undergrad when I was surrounded by AANHPI peers and I realized how important that was to me. After being a Director for the 2023 National Conference, I’m really excited to continue working with APAMSA! When not running around for rotations I like to play phone games, bake Chinese pastries, watch anime, and try out new restaurants.

Hi everyone! My name is Ming Lin, a second year medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin. I was born in Zhaoqing, China, sprouted in Minnetonka, MN, and completed my prior higher education in Boston, MA. I graduated from undergrad in 2014 at Tufts University and subsequently completed a master’s in 2018 at Boston University School of Medicine. Very excited and honored to be a part of the APAMSA family. I look forward to working together to elevate AANHPI voices. We are stronger together!

Hello! My name is Karen Qi, and I’m excited to serve as APAMSA’s Mental Health Director this year! I grew up in the Bay Area, went to college at Rice University, then worked in adolescent mental health research for a couple of years in DC. Currently, I’m a medical student at Hopkins. Outside of school, I’ve been involved in research on Baltimore’s history of deinstitutionalization, MedChi (Maryland’s physician society), and Bamboo Sprouts (a student organization that helps connect Asian adoptees with their cultural backgrounds). In my free time, I love to dance, collect records, and snowboard!

Hi! My name is Zheng Hong Tan and I am a 6th year MD/PhD student at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. I was born and raised in Singapore and came to Columbus, OH for college and never left! In my free time, I like to backpack and eat and explore new food places – so much so that I actually did my initial filter of med school applications wayyy back based on the food that is available!

​​My name is Jonathan Weng, and I am an MS3 at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. I grew up in the Midwest as a child of Taiwanese immigrants, and the tension of living in the narrow space between “Asian” and “American” bruised my bicultural self-identity as an incomplete member of either. Finding a niche as a leader in the AANHPI community during my undergraduate years facilitated my discovery of the beauty in each culture and compelled me to embrace the peculiar opportunity of simultaneously indulging in both. More recently, my experiences as a Regional Director and Membership Vice President have afforded me the rewarding opportunity of collaborating with AANHPI students and leaders in medicine across the nation who have a similar heart and mind for bettering AANHPI health. Outside of medicine, some of my interests include music, basketball, and theology. I look forward to working with and learning from each of you as we seek to understand, appreciate, and leverage the gift of our cultural identities in the context of medicine!

Hi APAMSA! My name is Nicholas Wu, but I go by Nick. I’m currently a first-year at Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri, and serve as the chapter Co-President for APAMSA as well as Regional Director for Region VI. I’m originally from the Bay Area, and graduated from UCLA with a degree in Molecular Biology and double  minors in English and Biomedical Research in 2019. In my free time, I love learning about music production and practicing my skills as an amateur DJ!

Hello! My name is Madeleine Wong, I also go by Maddy! I am a fourth year medical student at New York Medical College (NYMC). This is my second term serving as the Communications Vice President, and third term on the National Board. My journey with APAMSA started as a mere local chapter member at NYMC from which I succeeded as chapter president. I participated in the 2019 National Conference as a member of the House of Delegate (HOD), became involved as a Hepatitis B/C Conference committee member, and officially joined National APAMSA as one of the Hepatitis B/C Directors before becoming the Communications Vice President. I am so grateful to have been apart of the APAMSA family throughout my medical school career, and so excited to see what’s more to come! Experiences in healthcare inequity, especially those unique to the AANHPI population, are no stranger to me or my family. Being able to contribute to an organization that addresses these disparities to empower the community of which I grew up in, has been a privilege. In my free time, I am an artist by nature – I love photography, graphic design, painting, drawing, you name it! Additionally, I am a dog-lover and spend a lot of time with my Australian Shepherd, Bourbon.