Sonia Wang

Sonia Wang is a third-year medical student at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She grew up in Los Angeles, a true cultural melting pot. Lucky to be surrounded by cultures as distinct as a molcajete is from a soup dumpling, she was a child of the immigrant diaspora. Exposed to diverse outlooks since childhood, she was introduced to East-West medicine as a child, which sparked Sonia’s curiosity in its applications in medicine to deliver culturally sensitive and community-based care. Sonia’s interest in East-West medicine is rooted in the goal of better understanding the social forces that shape healthcare. At Harvard, she served as the Mental Health Chair, focusing on the health of athletes. She also volunteered with the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence to partner with families who have undergone emotional trauma and housing instability. At UCLA, Sonia worked as the Community Health Co-Chair of Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association to organize health fairs aimed at providing general health screenings for the Asian Pacific Islander American community. Sonia looks forward to furthering her education in East-West medicine as a Tang Scholar with an open and curious mind, expanding the possibilities of accessible medicine, all in the context of humanely delivering care.