FMIG Student Leadership
Current Leaders
Erica Chen graduated from UCLA in 2020 with a B.S. in Biochemistry. Before medical school, she completed research on Alzheimer’s disease and brain cancer, worked as an illustrator for Sketchy, and developed several projects to increase access to preventative healthcare for foster youth and other Los Angeles communities. She is passionate about community health and aims to continue this work at Georgetown. Her hobbies include tennis, climbing, skiing, snowboarding, and various other outdoor activities, sparking her interest in exploring the intersection between family medicine and sports medicine.
Emily Deale is thrilled to be serving on the exec board of the Family Medicine Interest Group. She graduated from Tufts University in 2019 with a B.A. in Classics. In her gap years she worked in a bakery, helped to organize two COVID-19 Memorial public art installations, and scribed at Unity Anacostia. Emily completed her Master’s in Physiology and Biophysics in 2023 through Georgetown’s SMP. At GUSOM, Emily serves as a Gross Anatomy TA for her peers and has been selected for the Primary Care Leadership Track. In her spare time, she loves practicing yoga, going on long walks in nature, tapestry weaving, and keeping up with her friends near and far!
Katalina Hicks is a first-generation college student. She received a double-major in Biomolecular Science and Spanish from the University of Michigan. Following graduation, she served as a Public Health Educator with the Peace Corps in remote, indigenous communities of Peru. After returning to the U.S., she joined Mary’s Center as a Bilingual Health Educator. Her interests in medicine include health policy, population health, and health equity. Katalina enjoys being in nature, along with practicing meditation.
Anna Stephan is a rising 4th year who is excited to be pursuing Family Medicine and honored to be on FMIG Executive Board. She graduated from Boston College in 2020 with a double major in Theology and Psychology. During her gap year she served in D.C. with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, working with people experiencing homelessness and living with HIV. This was an inspiring and transformative experience that fostered Anna’s interest in community health and holistic care. She is originally from outside Chicago and besides medicine, she finds joy in singing, being outside, facetiming her nephew, and spending time with the beautiful people in her life.
Tayler Westby (they/them/theirs) is a first-year student at GUSOM and current executive officer for our Family Medicine Interest Group. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, they are passionate about representation and equity in medicine. Tayler is originally from Washington State and earned a BS in Cell Biology and Social Welfare from Seattle University before applying for medical school. Their background as a medical assistant laid the foundation for their interest in primary care and rural medicine, which they plan to pursue as an AHEC scholar and Primary Care Leadership Track student.