Residents especially must become more involved at all levels in order to present fresh perspectives and to ensure organized medicine s continued leadership in patient advocacy. I look forward to this challenge. My involvement in organized medicine began very early in my career. As a first-year medical student at UC San Diego, I became a member of CMA and, during my second year, became involved in lobbying for health care issues. And, through my efforts with the political action committees of both CMA and CPA, I have helped to educate state legislators on important health care issues.
Residents are the future leaders of organized medicine.
Their passion and enthusiasm can help propel psychiatry and other medical disciplines to new discoveries and to new horizons. As the MIT representative to the APA Board of Trustees, I would have not only the passion and drive but also the experience and skills to be a constructive advocate for presenting a resident perspective on the important issues that the APA Board will address over the next two years.