Meet the author:
Amy Yao
Med Student
A native of upstate New York, Amy Yao is currently a first year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. After three years at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the campus newspaper and a member of the varsity rowing team, Amy graduated summa cum laude in 2014 with Honors in Biology and a love of endocrinology research. A writer for The Huffington Post and College Fashion, Amy runs her own graphic design business and is a diehard Chipotle enthusiast.