Medical Student Ambassador Bio

Michael Yi is a current fourth year medical student at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, has completed a research fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Murad Alam at the Northwestern University, and is passionate about minority and disadvantaged populations. He has published in the JAAD, JID, JEADV, AODR, and the Journal of First-Generation Student Success, created multiple social media videos to improve awareness of health issues in minority communities, led numerous school-wide events, and has been a mentor for First-Generation Asian-American students and prospective medical students. In his free time, Michael enjoys reading, snowboarding, and finding the best tacos restaurants.

Asian Health Coalition Project:

As an ambassador, I am working on YouTube videos and shorts that discuss public health disparities that affect various minority populations. I have also taken part in the NIH’s Research Scholar Program for the past two years and presented my work on the association between dermatologic and psychological conditions in Asian-American populations at the Research Scholar Program’s Research Symposium.