Jacques Ambrose, a fourth-year University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Mānoa student, is the first Â鶹´«Ã½ medical student elected to the .
Through June 2014, Ambrose will be the sole student representative on the governing council, which consists of eight other members, all physicians. The goals of the minority affairs governing council include increasing the number of medical students and physicians from underrepresented minority groups and advising the AMA on minority issues.
Ambrose has served as a peer mentor and student advisor, guiding and encouraging underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged students to pursue higher education. He is also an intern and student representative on the Â鶹´«Ã½ State Senate and Â鶹´«Ã½ Healthcare Transformation Initiatives.
He published a study in the on the representation of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island physicians in Â鶹´«Ã½. His research has also been published in the and the .
“I’m determined to help break the cycle of health disparities among minorities,” Ambrose said.
Read more about Ambrose at the .