Copello Health Advocacy Fellowship

Dr. Rebecca Fujimura is a Cincinnati-based family medicine physician and assistant professor who co-directs Doctors for America Advocacy Fellowship.

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Dan Skinner is a professor of Health Policy at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is an expert in the Affordable Care Act, the politics of hospital-community relations, Medicaid, the opioid crisis, and social medicine and co-directs Doctors for America Advocacy Fellowship.

Barbara Abrahams earned her medical degree from St Louis University School of Medicine and did first year Residency in this system. She moved to Colorado in 2012, joining University of Colorado School of Medicine, retiring as Associate Professor in Clinical Cardiology as of January, 2025

Angel Akabuaku is a medical student at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Her advocacy interests include health justice, medical-legal advocacy, and access to affordable care.

Angela Anaeme is a rising fourth-year medical student at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. She is passionate about advancing equitable access to care through policy, community organizing, and patient-centered advocacy.

Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey is a writer and aspiring physician-scientist originally from Chicago whose work sits at the intersection of cancer immunology, public health, and the humanities. She is a rising third year MD–PhD student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.

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Mary Conley is a rising fourth-year MD-MPH student at the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University. An aspiring surgeon, Mary’s main interests are healthcare accessibility, immigrant health, and policy implementation.

Maya Dunson, is a third-year medical student at The Ohio State University College of Medicine with a passion for advancing health equity through clinical care, research, and policy advocacy.

Mary Finedore is currently completing her public health certificate in Flint, serving her second year on the Flint Street Medicine E-board and is serving as a Schweitzer Fellow. She serves as a Co-Chair of the Substance Use Disorder Sub-committee for Doctors for America.

D Akeim George is a third-year Pediatrics resident at Children’s National. He completed undergraduate training at Duke University, and the dual MD-MPH program at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Raashid Khan is a practiving anesthesiologist in the NYC/NJ area. Heattended both undergraduate and medical school at Michigan State University, where his interest in public health and policy deepened

Resa E. Lewiss is a lifestyle medicine and emergency medicine physician. She is an adjunct professor of emergency medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Jackie Liu (she/they) is a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School and is passionate about health equity, weight-inclusive healthcare, LGBTQ+ health access, and policy advocacy broadly.

Dr. James Lui is a fourth-year psychiatry resident and the Advocacy Pathway Chief Resident at Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals, where he is also a fellow in the Public and Community Psychiatry Fellowship Program.

Damilola “Lola” Oladinni, DO, MEd, is a transitional year resident at AdventHealth Redmond and a graduate of A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona. An aspiring dermatologist, her work centers on pediatric dermatology, hidradenitis suppurativa, skin of color disparities, health equity, and improving access to specialty care for underserved communities.

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Dr. Stephanie Onyechi is an emergency medicine physician raised in Sugar Land, Texas, who currently practices at hospitals across Texas. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine and completed residency at Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Perez is a second-year internal medicine resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. She attended the University of Miami for my undergraduate studies where I majored in neuroscience and history.

Mary Stoa is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Washington School of Medicine - Seattle and an Underserved Pathway Scholar with plans to pursue residency training in emergency medicine.

Dr. Teresitta Velez is a clinical Adolescent Medicine fellow at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx, NY. She completed pediatrics residency at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC.