Alicia Yang, BA

Alicia Yang is a Global Health Student who worked with the Libertas team during the summer of 2023 to do a research project on the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia among the Libertas clients. Before she moved to New York to attend medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, she graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology/Neuroscience and minors in Writing and Medical Humanities. She never imagined that she would one day live in New York City and grow to love it. Since moving here in fall of 2023, she has learned so much about the human body, the breadth of human experience and suffering, and some of the greatest issues that we face. As an aspiring physician, she wants to continue to serve her local community, support human rights initiatives, stay curious and critical about the world, and write.