Ada Chung

Ada Chung (she/her/hers) is a first-year medical student at the Yale School of Medicine. She received her BA from the University of California, Los Angeles where she majored in Political Science and Disability Studies. At the Yale School of Medicine, she is involved with the Socially Responsible Surgery group and the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine.

She previously served as a Policy Fellow at the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) and as a Youth Intern for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In her role at NACDD, she has produced COVID-19 fact sheets, support letters, blog posts, and participated in Congress budget conversations. She also worked to create a report on gaps in vaccine allocation and distribution for individuals with developmental disabilities during the pandemic. This report was presented to the Administration for Community Living at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Ada is deeply passionate about using medicine and policy to advocate for inclusive healthcare systems, with a particular focus on asylum health and disability health.