Eftitan Akam, MD

The Fellowship is a truly unique educational experience. The lessons learned and the skills acquired are priceless. Every day I use analytical skills, negotiating skills, research skills or networking skills that were acquired or strengthened by my fellowship experience. The Fellowship set me on a path to fulfill one of my dreams: to head up a foundation that is making a difference in mental health.

Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., F.A.P.A., Fellow ‘02
Executive Director, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Associate Vice President, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement
Clinical Professor, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin

Eftitan Akam, MD

2022-2023

Commonwealth Fund Fellow

Eftitan Akam, MD was most recently chief resident physician in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. Her long-term career goal is to cultivate national public health work around climate disasters and on-the-ground medical response; she is interested in climate change prevention, disaster preparedness, and humanitarian relief. In 2021, she completed a Fellowship at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics. Dr. Akam received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2018, and is the co-founder of Melanated and Dedicated (MaD) Scientist outreach Program.

Eftitan Akam, MD

Eftitan Akam, MD

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