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Dr. Lam is the founding faculty co-lead of the Andrew B. Kaufman World Medicine Pathway of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She is also the co-director and research advisor of the Peru Health Outreach Project (PHOP) and organizes multiple global health workshops and conferences to support pre-departure preparation and global health education. She has worked in six countries in clinical and public health settings and the Navajo Nation of the Indian Health Service. Her public health work includes: the H1N1 outbreak with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Cambodia; Epidemiology Elective Fellow researching latent tuberculosis treatment at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention; water-related injuries with CDC Epidemic Intelligence Officers; and as the CDC-Hubert Global Health Fellow in the Expanded Program on Immunization office of the Western Pacific Regional Office of the WHO. As a Gates Millennium Scholar, she pursued studies in biochemistry, Spanish, and history at Washington and Jefferson College and a Master of Science in Physiology and Biophysics in Complementary and Alternative Medicine from Georgetown University. Dr. Lam obtained her Master in Public Health in Epidemiology and Global Health during medical school at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed her pediatric residency at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, and was chosen as a chief resident, where she expanded the residency’s global health and advocacy tracks programming and education. She is currently a pediatric hospitalist at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital and was also awarded the outstanding preceptor for year 3 medical students from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (CCLCM). Dr. Lam has received institutional and national grants for community projects to examine and decrease healthcare disparities and improve physician wellness. Her passion in global health education includes creating stimulating workshops and conferences to support pre-departure preparation and improve clinical skills for trainees and practicing healthcare professionals. Dr. Lam was selected to join the AAP Global Health Education Conference Planning Group (2020-2021) and as the 2021-2022 Medical Education Fellow at Cleveland Clinic to advance global health education at the residency and fellowship levels.