Name: Abena Appah-Sampong

Year of Study: MS4

Why wellness is important to me: I wanted to make wellness during medical school a priority because I knew it would set the foundation for wellness in my future career as a physician.

Why I’m on the committee: I felt disheartened learning about the largely silent epidemic of physicians struggling with mental health, and wanted to feel empowered to tackle that problem from at a systemic level. I've loved my time on the Wellness committee, advocating for the wellness of my class and working with like-minded to peers to sprinkle a little sunshine into the Pritzker community.

Fun fact: Fun fact about me is that I love love love cookie dough!