MyMy Buu graduated with a BS in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology from UCLA in 2002.  She currently serves on the Executive Board of National APAMSA as both Education Officer and Region VII West Director, and is also a first-year officer for the UCLA chapter of APAMSA.  Born and raised in a densely Vietnamese and Hispanic community, MyMy is committed to providing for underserved immigrant communities and is concerned with issues of cultural competency and access to health care.  She is especially interested in Asian Pacific Islander (API) health issues and seeks to promote education, advocacy, and service for the API community.

Jesus Lemus graduated from Princeton University in 2001 in Molecular Biology, with a minor in Italian and Latin American Studies.  Before attending medical school, Jesus taught forty underprivileged students from across California through the Upward Bound Math and Science Program at Harvey Mudd College.  Currently a second-year co-president of the UCLA chapter of LMSA, he is as of yet undecided about residency.

Shareece Davis graduated with a BS in Biology from UC Riverside in 2001.  She is a second year medical student at UCLA, and currently serves as co-president of the Drew-UCLA Chapter of SNMA.  Her interests include spending time with loved ones, reading, and uplifting others.

Kathryn Murray is a second-year co-president of the Drew-UCLA Chapter of SNMA. She received her undergraduate degree in Physiological Science at UCLA and subsequently completed a post-baccalaureate program at UC Davis. She is now happily participating in the Drew-UCLA Medical Education Program. Kathryn enjoys eating (Mongolian BBQ), watching football (San Francisco 49ers), and spending time with family and friends.

Ann Lo graduated in 2001 with a BA in International Relations from USC.  She is co-president of the USC APAMSA chapter and previously served as the Region VII Director.  Ann enjoys studying politics, cheering for Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, and traveling, and has backpacked throughout China and Southeast Asia. She has also studied International Relations and Economics in Beijing at Peking University. Last summer, she volunteered in a rural clinic in Honduras and traveled throughout Central America. She is interested in a career in international medicine.

Dan Tzuang graduated from Pomona College in 1998 with a BA in Chemistry and Public Policy Analysis.  After going to China to travel and play badminton on a Durfee grant, he returned to initiate a Southern California division for a for-profit educational start-up company.  After a brief but rewarding stint, he opted to apply for Teach for America and taught 7th/8th grade math and science at Wilson MS in Pasadena.  Currently, he is a second-year medical student and co-president of the USC APAMSA chapter. 

Antonio Beltran graduated from Stanford University in 1998 and received a BA in Human Biology with an area of concentration in Biopsychosocial Aspects of Human Development.  Raised in Paramount, CA, he is currently a second-year medical student and co-president of USC LMSA.  He also serves as Treasurer for LMSA Statewide and is a Year II Admissions Officer.  After graduation, he taught biology/physiology for three years at Franklin High School and received the “LA Most Inspirational Teachers Award.”  This past summer, he performed clinical research on a Diabetes Management Research Project.  As a founding member of Mariachi Cardenal de Stanford, his hobbies include playing and singing mariachi music.

Michelle Salazar-Cornman is a second-year medical student at USC, a co-chair of the USC LMSA chapter and class co-president.  She graduated from Stanford University in 1998 with a degree in Human Biology, with an Area of Concentration in Child Development.  After graduation, she taught kindergarten at West Vernon Elementary School in Los Angeles for three years, and plans to continue working with children as a pediatrician.  This summer, she completed a research project for the New York Academy of Medicine investigating the trends of HIV infection among adolescent and adult women.  In her spare time she enjoys cooking, dancing, reading (anything non-medical), and visiting her old students.

Michele Evans is a second-year medical student at USC and co-chair of the USC SNMA chapter. She graduated form UC Berkeley with a dual degree in Ethnic Studies and Molecular & Cell Biology. Before medical school, she attended Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and received a master’s degree in Women’s, Perinatal & Reproductive Health from the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences. She worked at Howard University identifying infants and toddlers with developmental delay and coordinating their services. In 2002, she completed a research project on trends in HIV infection among women in LA County as a fellow at the New York Academy of Medicine.

Scott Thomas graduated with a BA in Human Biology from Stanford in 1999.  He is currently the co-president of the USC chapter of SNMA and serves on the Region I Board of SNMA as a Corporate Affairs Officer.  His favorite activities include mentoring kids, watching mindless movies, reading, and occasionally taking advantage of his gym membership.  Scott sees himself practicing family medicine or internal medicine, but is open to whatever most excites him on the wards.