Dr. Benavides entered this journey with a focus on the aging population in NY, with a strong desire to address primary care needs.  During his time with NYACP, he discovered government initiatives, pathways to advocate for his passion, and a community of like-minded people.  Learn more about his experience, takeaways, and tips for turning your frustration into advocacy.   

Dr. Raul Benavides is a PGY2 Internal Medicine Resident at Mount Sinai Morningside/West.  

Dr. Sam Eisenberg, a PGY2 Northwell Health (NSLIJ), embarked on a journey with NYACP to combat burnout by proactively engaging in advocacy. With a keen focus on Step Therapy, his timing aligned perfectly with attending advocacy days alongside alliance groups. Join us as we dive into the results of his advocacy endeavors, his experience deciphering legislative bills, and his invaluable insights on locating organizations dedicated to your areas of interest. Tune in to gain a firsthand understanding of Dr. Eisenberg's impactful efforts and learn how you can make a difference in causes close to your heart.

Medical Student Amanda Greco meets with Dr. Kelley Ramsey to explore her career path in Addiction Medicine.  Learn how she turned her clinical experience into an opportunity to effect change for patients.  

Maddy Locastro is a Medical Student at SUNY Upstate Medical University.  Since High School, she has been working to help patients with developmental disabilities remove barriers to accessing crucial Durable Medical Equipment.  Learn how she expanded her advocacy opportunities through NYACP!

Dr. Bailey Perry and Dr. Debbie Fermin share their experience with the NYACP Advocacy Internship program, what sparked their interest in advocacy, their platform, and what they want every physician to know about the 340B drug pricing carve-out affecting the medically underserved.  

Jazmin High is a 2023 NYACP Health Disparity Fellow bringing her background of Medical Anthropology and interest in health disparities to the Chapter's advocacy work.  
As a child, she dreamt of being a classical archaeologist until experiences led her to an interest in health disparities.  She shares her journey and tells listeners just exactly what a medical anthropologist does and how they can have an impact on health policy.

Radhika Prasad joined the ACP Evergreen Award-winning Health Disparities Fellowship program for two semesters.  In this episode, she shares how her experience helped her shape research into practical applications and which bill she feels is important to watch in the NYS Legislature!

Dr. Vincent Huang is a PGY-2 at Northwell Health.  Dr. Huang was inspired to learn how policies that affect physicians and patients are created!  Learn how he discovered that physicians are vital to the legislative process and how he recommends others can become more involved. 

Dr. Winnie Chu is currently a Geriatric Fellow at Northwell Health.  Find out how a colleague inspired her to get out of her comfort zone and learn about physician advocacy!

Her internship focus was long-term care for older adults, but with a lack of experience, learn how she started from scratch and built a solid foundation of knowledge.  

Dr. Chu shares what she learned and gives advice to other physicians who are new to advocacy.  

Dr. Shane Solger a is PGY-3 IM ER/IM at Kings County/SUNY Downstate.  To this role, he brought experience with making changes in the NAVY to improve the care of wounded Marines.  Learn about his new focus on Haitian Creole Interpreter access in Brooklyn and developing a pregnancy leave toolkit for Program Directors.

Dr. Solger shares his advice for getting involved in advocacy and what surprised him the most!