Alvin Chou is a 4th year medical student at SUNY Downstate intending to pursue a career in anesthesiology. He grew up in Southern California and later made his way to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he completed his B.A. in Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. During his years off before medical school, he was involved in clinical research and also worked as a medical assistant. He is passionate about helping to provide equitable outcomes in healthcare and believes that this starts first with training up a diverse group of healthcare professionals. In his free time, you can catch him cooking, baking, and rooting for his hometown NBA team, the Los Angeles Lakers.