Connie E. Chen

Connie E. Chen '08, a member of the Harvard branch of UAEM, explained in an interview afterward that while the connection between university licensing policies and drug affordability has not been widely discussed within the global health community, she was "astounded" by the eager responses from students, researchers, and even political leaders on the issue.

Kim's words seemed to have convinced at least one student that she could make a difference.

Programming Chairs: Connie Chen & Sabrina Forte

"The purpose of the panel was to reach out to the broader Harvard community," said Connie E. Chen '08, co-director of the Harvard Suffolk Prison Education Program.

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Connie ChenCONNIE CHEN is a first-year medical student at the Univeristy of California at San Francisco.She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in economics.Throughout college, she has sought to bring about institutional changes on issues relating to her great passion: reducing inequities in global health.As a leader with the international student advocacy group "Universities Allied for Essential Medicines," Connie helped to spearhead the "Philadelphia Consensus Statement on Access to Health-Related Innovations," which has been signed by a number of luminaries including several Nobel laureates and international policy makers ranging from Jeffrey Sachs to Paul Farmer.The document has helped to raise the profile of the global health implications of university licensing.Connie's concern for addressing inequalities in health outcomes has also been reflected in her service as Vice President for Advocacy of the Harvard AIDS Coalition, her tenure as the senior international editor of the Harvard Health Policy Review and through her internships with the Chilean Ministry of Health and the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative's Cambodia office.For her senior economics thesis, Connie traveled to Kenya to conduct field research on female sex work.Connie has also committed herself to service in the local Boston community, co-leading a prisoner education program and helping to establish a Harvard tutoring program for female offenders transitioning back into their communities.As co-programming chair of the Phillips Brooks House Association at Harvard University, she oversaw the day-to-day running of 73 service and advocacy programs.Connie was born 21 years ago in Chicago, to parents who came to this country from Taipei.

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Constance ChenUndergraduate School: Harvard University

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Connie Chen, Harvard College
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The statements are posted here so that UAEM membership can evaluate potential leaders and offer comment, if you'd like, by emailing Connie Chen (conn [dot] chen [at] gmail [dot] com), Gloria Tavera (grtavera [at] ufl [dot] edu) and Ethan Guillen (ethan [dot] guillen [at] essentialmedicine [dot] org).
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HOW TO APPLY: Please email Ethan , Connie and Gloria with a brief statement, describing which position(s) you are interested in, and why you are a good fit for that specific position(s).
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Connie Chen (Non-specific)University of California, San Francisco (Formerly Harvard)

My name is Connie Chen and I will be starting medical school at the University of California, San Francisco this fall.