Fri Oct 18: Lead the Way: What is AMSA & Launching Your AMSA PreMed Chapter and Unlocking Leadership Success

Annelise M. Silva, MD, EdM (she/her) is a recent graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM) at Wright State University. She graduated from Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University with a degree in Psychological Science and from Boston University with a Master in Education- Curriculum and Teaching, emphasis in general science education.
Annelise joined AMSA as President of the BSOM institutional partnership chapter in 2020 and helped lead an ambitious revamping of the chapter that ultimately resulted in it becoming the most active chapter in the organization. Simultaneously as Vice Chair, Annelise helped with the founding of Young and Empowered Women (Y&E), a non-profit dedicated advocating for gender equity and supporting early career women with professional and personal development. Compelled by AMSA’s unapologetic advocacy for health equity and its rich history in helping transform the face of healthcare through empowering student physician-leaders, she is excited to take her leadership from AMSAxBSOM and Y&E to the national level to continue developing the generation of AMSA changemakers. 
As a former educator and Teach for America alumna, she is passionate about equitable access to healthcare and the advocacy of diversity in medicine starting from the K-12 range. Additional academic interests include leadership development, neuropsychiatric imaging research, and radiology editorial work. In her spare time, she loves yoga, cooking, and traveling with her fiancé (soon to be husband in January of 2025!).

Zena Komrokji is a recent graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Judy Genshaft Honors College at the University of South Florida, earning a degree in Biomedical Sciences. She is currently working as a part-time research assistant in basic clinical sciences and malignant hematology at Moffitt Cancer Center as she prepares to apply for medical school.
Zena briefly served as the AMSA Medical Education Advocacy Coordinator before transitioning into the role of Premedical Trustee. She is truly passionate about uplifting the voices of premedical students to ensure their success as the next generation of physicians by creating an accessible system of support through AMSA’s national network. In her free time, Zena enjoys playing tennis and trying new foods!