Donya Ahmadian

Donya Ahmadian is a second-year medical student at St. James School of Medicine and Co-Chair of the Medical
Humanities Scholar program. With a deeply rooted passion for mental health, social justice, and health equity-
Donya desires to transform Psychiatric care into a more humanistic, patient-centered, and sacred space within the
field of medicine.

Donya holds a Master’s in Public Health and is currently completing her Licensed Professional Counseling degree.
She aims to leverage this diverse educational background to better serve underrepresented and vulnerable
populations. She firmly believes in the transformative power of empathetic witnessing and connection and her vision
includes leading with these tenants in mind. She views these elements as fundamental towards the embodied practice
of medicine and strives to support the continued creation of programming which promotes and encourages this
approach.

As Co-Chair of the Medical Humanities Scholar program, Donya is committed towards enriching AMSA’s already
extensive network and educational aims surrounding mental health care and awareness. She hopes to uplift us even
further towards a more inclusive, collaborative, and empathy-led future in the practice and leadership of what
medical education and care can and should truly encompass.