Brian Vu is a first-year medical student at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Originally from Austin, Texas, he has ancestral roots in Vietnam. Brian earned his BA in Biology with minors in Asian American Studies and Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. During his gap years, he worked as a medical scribe at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and served as a coordinator at VietLead, a community-based organization supporting the Southeast Asian community in Philadelphia. As a medical student and future physician, Brian is passionate about drawing on his experiences with APAMSA, Brown, and VietLead to continue advocating for the Asian American community. In his free time, he enjoys tending to his plants, musical theater, cooking, and going to the gym.