Matthew Argame
Graduate Student, Narrative Medicine, Columbia University
Matthew Argame is currently a graduate student in the Narrative Medicine program at Columbia University. Upon graduation, Matthew will continue on to medical school as an aspiring psychiatrist, advocating for the needs of vulnerable communities. While completing his undergraduate degree at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), Matthew founded the first TEDx program at his university, with the vision of bringing various voices to a globally recognized stage. He also worked for Counseling and Psychological Services as a Peer Educator on Mental Health topics, conducted research through a National Institutes of Health funded program called BUILD (Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity), and was recognized nationally as the Jed Foundation’s Student Voice of Mental Health Honoree. Matthew hopes that his engagement with the Precision Medicine: Ethics, Politics, Culture program will produce interdisciplinary dialogue on improving patient care by addressing societal injustices and by bringing attention the unique needs of queer and disabled communities.
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