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CORNELL UNIVERSITY Health Care Symposium

April 25 - 29, 2011

The Cornell Undergraduate Health Cooperative is an umbrella organization designed to foster cooperation and communication between Cornell's many health-related undergraduate clubs. Each relevant club may request to send 1-2 board members to CUHC monthly meetings.

Sick in America 2011 Board Members

Susan Li A&S '11 President	Susan is a senior biological sciences major with a program of study in nutrition and a minor in education. She became a part of CUHC because of her interests in exploring the many facets of health care and health care reform. After graduation, she is hopes to spend a gap year doing research before applying to dental school. During her free time she enjoys baking, watching movies, and volunteering.
Michael Graw A&S '13 Vice President Health Care Reform, Team Member	Michael is a sophomore majoring in biology with a concentration in microbiology, a second major in history, and a minor in science of earth systems. He is interested in looking at the current changes in the American health care system from an economic and a socio-political point of view.
Anna Kepley CALS '11 Treasurer Webmaster Health Care Reform, Team Leader	Anna Kepley is a senior double majoring in Biology and Nutrition and minoring in Policy Analysis & Management. She was exposed to challenges of the US health care system in 2006, when her uninsured single mother was diagnosed with cancer. After taking a course on the US health care system at Cornell, Anna decided to go abroad to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she studied Scandinavian Health Care Policy. Anna was drawn to CUHC due to her interest in promoting a broad discussion of issues in health care. Anna plans to do clinical research after graduating, then attend medical school. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, exercising, and reading.
Allie Plichta CHE '11 Secretary	Allie is a senior majoring in Human Biology, Health and Society, and will be attending medical school in the fall. Her coursework and experiences have emphasized that familiarity with science can make a competent clinician, but awareness of the social, economic, and political forces that are in play in the practice of medicine—something Sick in America really focuses on—can make you an outstanding doctor. In her spare time, Allie enjoys trips to New York, froyo, and doing organic chemistry research.
Josette Pierre A&S '11 Senior Advisor	Josette Pierre is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in Biological Sciences. She joined CUHC because she believes that adequate health care is a right to every human being. CUHC gives her the opportunity to bring awareness about prevalent health care issues in society. She is also a Public Service Center Scholar at Cornell and an American Medical Student Association Health Equity Scholar. Josette is also engaged in undergraduate research and wants to be a physician scientist. In her spare time, she loves to dance and sing.
Samantha Wronski CHE '11 Health Disparities, Team Leader	Samantha Wronski is a senior majoring in Policy Analysis and Management, and minoring in Global Health. Through her internships and health experiences abroad, she has learned first-hand how essential it is to integrate religious and cultural perspectives in developing viable health solutions, and hopes to emphasize that message this year during the Health Disparities event. Samantha is the recipient of the first place award in the 2010 Triple Helix Health Policy essay contest, and enjoys being broadly active on campus with the Phi Sigma Pi Honor Society, Cornell Model UN, and the Dial of Ahaz Society. She is planning on pursuing a post-bac in biology after graduation before applying to medical and/or graduate school.
Tiffany Chang CHE '11 Alternative Medicine, Team Leader	Tiffany Chang is a senior Biology & Society major, with minors in Policy Analysis & Management and Nutritional Sciences. After studying Global Health and Development Policy in Geneva, Switzerland, she became interested in learning how different health care systems and policies affect people's lives around the world. She plans to pursue a career in health care policy or administration. In her spare time, Tiffany enjoys playing clarinet and piano.
Jeffrey Yu Engineering '13 Stem Cells & Health Technologies, Team Leader	Jeffrey is a sophomore majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is interested in the impact that technology will have on health care in the future. He believes the issues surrounding stem cell research are crucial to the development of future medical technology and healthcare equipment. When not involved with his studies, he takes time to enjoy music, writing, and basketball.
Evan Bander A&S '11 Stem Cells & Health Technologies, Team Member	Evan Bander is a senior pursuing a major in Biology and a minor in Law and Society. He is currently conducting research on Alzheimer's disease in Professor Schaffer's Biomedical Engineering lab. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Research Paper. In addition, in the summer of 2009, he traveled to Honduras with Cornell's Medical Brigades where he helped set up and run free medical clinics to diagnose and distribute medicine to the local Honduran community members. After graduation, he plans to go to medical school and become a doctor. In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf, watching baseball, and traveling.
Stephen Yang A&S '11 Stem Cells & Health Technologies, Team Member	Steven Zhang is a junior studying biology and government. He is the president of the pre-health honors society, Alpha Epsilon Delta, and also conducts research at the College of Veterinary Medicine. In his free time, he enjoys traveling and playing basketball. He hopes to attend medical school after graduation.
Jessica Ye A&S '11 Stem Cells & Health Technologies, Team Member	Jessica Ye is a junior Chemistry and Biology major. She joined CUHC because she is interested in spreading awareness of medical developments and important ethical issues to others of all backgrounds and specialties, in hopes that future science policy will be crafted and popularly assessed with clear understanding and vision. In her spare time, she enjoys art, piano, browsing library collections, and spending time with her amazing friends and siblings.
Grace Leu CHE '14 Interactive Health Fair, Team Member	Grace Leu is a freshman Human Biology, Health, and Society major in the College of Human Ecology. She hopes to attend medical school after graduating from Cornell University. She is currently also a research assistant in Dr. Qi Wang's Social Cognition Lab in the Human Development Department of the College of Human Ecology. In addition to this, she is also a Human Ecology Ambassador and enjoys talking to prospective students.
Shayra Kamal CALS '13 Interactive Health Fair, Team Member	Shayra Kamal is a sophomore Biology and Society major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She plans to pursue a healthcare-related field after graduation. In addition to being the Team Leader for the interactive Health Fair, she is also a part of the Senior Week 2011 Planning Committee and Peer Review Board. She has interests in public health and healthcare systems, but is also interested in the business side of healthcare and consulting. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, watching movies, and karaoke.
Ann Yang CHE '11 International Health, Team Leader	Ann Yang is a senior Biology and Society major with minors in Global Health and Nutrition. She developed an interest in global health in an introductory course at Cornell. This interest has grown into an unwavering passion for working towards equitable health solutions in developing countries, a desire she cannot seem to escape because of the inevitable struggles she has witnessed both in her experiences abroad and within facts taught in classroom settings. Ann is an active member of a Christian fellowship on campus. She will be attending graduate school to pursue a Master's degree in public health to better understand how to create effective and sustainable health promotion programs and policies in international settings.
Totini Chatterjee CALS '11 International Health, Team Member	Totini is a Senior Biology and Society major pursuing a minor in Biometry and Statistics. Having been born and raised in Houston, Texas, she was quite amazed by Ithaca's tremendous winter. She is very interested in doing healthcare related work in resource-poor regions of the world. After Cornell, she plans on attending medical school. She believes that young people, when united behind a common cause, can make drastic changes in important areas of the world such as healthcare as well as education for children. Totini also really enjoys swimming, playing piano, reading, as well as traveling.

CUHC Member Groups

Alpha Epsilon Delta

Alpha Epsilon Delta is the National Health Preprofessional Honor Society dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in preprofessional health scholarship, including medicine, dentistry, veterinary, and others. The Society welcomes all students engaged in the pursuit of a professional healthcare career. AED offers opportunities for intellectual and professional development, provides a forum for students with common interests, and extends a program of service to benefit the Cornell community.
Contact: Sanjay Mohan (sm722)

B-Aware

The Cornell Chapter of National Team HBV, dedicated to raising awareness of hepatitis B and liver cancer among the high-risk Asian and Pacific Islander community.
Contact: Amanda Wong (ajw54)

Cornell Pre-Med Society

The Cornell Pre-Medical Society is an organization comprised of Cornell pre-med students interested in learning more about medical school, lab research, and the field of medicine in general.
Contact: Marshall Huang (cornell.premed.society@gmail.com)

Cornell Student Society for Public Health

The Cornell Student Society for Public Health is an organization created to discuss and promote awareness about healthcare infrastructure issues and epidemiological trends that are affecting countries around the world.

InteMed

The Integrative Medicine Club at Cornell, created to raise awareness about the developing field of integrative medicine, to expand the current medical perspective, and to familiarize the community with alternative and complementary medical practices often used hand in hand with Western medicine in our society and beyond.
Contact: Cynthia Peng (crp34) & Kate Peng (xp26)

The Dial of Ahaz Society

DAS encourages pre-health students to consider the diverse religious and cultural backgrounds of their future patients - backgrounds that directly affect the way these patients view the health care system and their care. We strive to increase our religio-cultural competency though scholarship events, service activities, and social networking. In a field where it is so hard to gain experience until you are a medical student, DAS offers its members a practical introduction to some of the more socio-cultural areas of health care that are often unacknowledged but increasingly important in ensuring quality patient care. We hope to be pioneers in advancing the importance of religio-cultural competency in the future of health care and cultivate leaders in developing innovative, patient-centered care. As our society continues to globalized, we hope you will join us as we explore this up-and-coming area of health care. The Dial of Ahaz Society was founded in honor of Barbara J. Wronski, who passed away from brain cancer on March 17, 2010. Visit our website: http://dialofahaz.weebly.com/

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