Khoei, MD/MPH student, is the recipient of the 2022 U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award

Amelia Khoei, MD/MPH student with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), is the recipient of the 2022 United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Excellence in Public Health Award. This national award is given to students who advance the USPHS’ mission of delivering health promotion and disease prevention programs to all Americans.

Khoei说：“获得这个奖项激发了我的指导，并鼓励像我这样的未来医疗学员也在公共卫生中追求他们的激情，并获得了MD，MPH和全球健康证书，我很高兴能够在该领域进行创新，并且将公共卫生的对话引入我们的话语，同时还了解有关这些主题和我们社区的更多信息。”

“阿米莉亚对公共卫生的绝对承诺一直是她在MPH教育的整个医学博士学位，” Khoei的教职员工顾问Linda Piller，MD，MPH，UTHealth公共卫生学院流行病学副教授。“她从来没有动摇过将公共卫生原则和实践纳入自己的教育以及即将进行的医疗居住培训和实践的决心。她还与其他医学生分享了自己对公共卫生的热情，并花了巨大的时间和精力朝着扩大医学院课程的目标，更加专注于健康和倡导培训的社会决定因素。”

“阿米莉亚是一个灵感和普通的楷模nts and faculty alike,” said mentor to Khoei, Andrea Stolar, MD, senior associate dean of student affairs at BCM. “To have the capacity to positively impact so many people, and systems, and communities, while performing superbly throughout the MD, MPH curriculum, is a truly remarkable accomplishment. She is a leader and a doer and does it all with grace and compassion. We are grateful for Amelia’s contributions to Baylor and Houston and know she made our communities better through her efforts.”

Khoei co-founded and served as director of research of the Action Research Coalition for Social Determinants of Health at Baylor College of Medicine; conducted global health research; and participated in efforts to improve health literacy among low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic, among other accomplishments and efforts. Upon graduation, Khoei plans to begin her surgical residency training at the University of Michigan to become a urologic surgeon.