Kimberly is honored to serve as the 2011-2012 Premedical Trustee of the American Medical Student Association. Prior to being the Premedical Trustee, Kimberly served two years on the Premedical Board of Regional Directors as a Premedical Regional Director (PRD) for Region V. During her first term as PRD, she and her co-PRD increased Region V’s premedical membership by 21 percent. Her second term focused on maintaining those membership numbers and increasing chapter communications. She feels that her success in these two areas prepared her to be the Premed Trustee.
Kimberly graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, in 2010, with a BS in Biology and Psychology with Public Health and English Minors. During her undergraduate years, she served on her local AMSA chapter’s executive board for three years. She first served as the chapter’s Event Coordinator, followed by two years as the chapter President. During her second year as chapter President, she concurrently served as the Region V PRD. Additionally, she was an active member of the Kappa Phi chapter of the Delta Zeta Sorority.
During her education at UNC-Charlotte, Kimberly did undergraduate research on the mechanisms of cancer metastasis with cancers of epithelial origin. She also volunteered at a local community health clinic that focuses on Hispanic patients and helps to bridge the cultural gap. Kimberly assisted in Spanish-English translation and facilitated a health education program for patients with diabetes.
During her term as Premedical Trustee, Kimberly plans to increase the power of the premed voice within AMSA and looks forward to a year of growth and activism. Kimberly is a mother, a yogi, and a future-wife. Recently relocated to Rochester, NY with her fiancé and young son, Kimberly looks forward to returning to coursework in her path to medical school. Her healthcare interests include providing quality healthcare in underserved communities and giving a voice to the underserved through political activism.