ACAM Appoints Jessica Tran, ND As Student Liaison and Head of the ACAM Student Program
The American College for Advancement in Medicine, ACAM, is pleased to announce that Jessica Tran, ND has been appointed as Student Liaison and head of ACAM’s student/resident membership program. Dr. Tran will advise the ACAM Board of Directors with respect to the medical student/resident program, coordinate student/resident conference logistics and serve as point of contact for the next-generation of ACAM Members.
“Dr. Tran’s passion for integrative medicine and her demonstrated ability to effectively represent student/resident concerns within ACAM places her as the ideal candidate for this position and we are very excited to have her,” said Jeanne Drisko, MD, president of ACAM.
Under the leadership of Dr. Drisko, the student/resident program will be expanded to serve the diverse needs of this select group of ACAM Members. Plans call for a new mentor-mentee program, a revised student/resident Web site, preceptorships and an expansion of outreach efforts. Dr. Tran will play an instrumental role in these programs.
Dr. Tran is a supervising physician and an instructor/teaching assistant at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, SCNM. (www.scnm.edu)
About ACAM
The American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) is a not-for-profit association dedicated to educating physicians and other health care professionals on the latest findings and emerging procedures in complementary, alternative and integrative (CAIM) medicine. ACAM is the voice of integrative medicine; its goals are to improve physician skills, knowledge and diagnostic procedures as they relate to complementary and alternative medicine; to support integrative medicine research; and to develop awareness of alternative methods of medical treatment. ACAM enables members of the public to connect with physicians who take an integrative approach to patient care and empowers people with information about integrative medicine treatment options. For more information about ACAM, visit www.acam.org.
This press release contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on ACAM’s current forecasts, operational plans and expectations, and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to vary.