HRC Team

Anuoluwa Ayeni

Training Coordinator

2022 – Present

Anuoluwa Ayeni is a first-year UCSF medical student from Bakersfield, California. In 2021, she graduated from Rice University where she studied neuroscience and sociology. Anu is passionate about achieving health equity for underserved, refugee, and immigrant populations. Her previous experiences investigating pediatric health disparities among Houston immigrant populations, improving treatment protocol for veterans that are survivors of sexual violence, and improving racial & educational equity for Texas children through policy work as an intern for the Texas Racial Equity Collaborative has drawn her to the UCSF Human Rights Collaborative.

Angeline Truong

Legal Coordinator

2022 – Present

Angeline Truong (she/her) is a first-year medical student at UC San Francisco, School of Medicine. She graduated from Stanford University with a master’s in Community Health and Prevention Research and a bachelor’s in Human Biology. Angeline is interested in Vietnamese refugee health and narrative medicine. She worked with the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma, where she led an oral history project focused on the impact of COVID-19 on survivors of torture. She works closely with the Vietnamese refugee community through her work at the Progressive Vietnamese American Organization. After graduating, she spent a year at LifeMoves serving unhoused clients and individuals living with severe mental illness. She is from San Jose, CA and loves spending time with her dog Lumi, reading, and making floral arrangements.

Mariam Carson

Adult Clinic Co-Coordinator

2022 – Present

Mariam Carson is a first-year medical student at UCSF. She was born and raised in a Persian American home in Boulder, CO, later moving to California to pursue a BS in Bioengineering and a minor in Spanish at UCLA. Mariam continued exploring her interests in health and healthcare disparities through community-engaged research as a global health master’s student at UCSF. She draws from her personal experiences with immigration, advocacy work, and community partnership, and is thrilled to join the HRC team as the Adult Clinic Co-Coordinator.

Victoria Liu

Pediatric Clinic Co-Coordinator

2022 – Present

Victoria Liu is a first-year medical student at UCSF. Victoria grew up in Taiwan and Australia before moving with her family to the Bay Area. During her time at UCLA, she pursued a degree in Global Health and Psychobiology. Victoria is passionate about health equity and accessibility, and has worked extensively in advocacy, outreach, and research with a focus on social and structural determinants of health on a local and global level. Her experiences led her to the Human Rights Collaborative, where she hopes to continue to advocate with and serve immigrant communities.

Riley Jackson

Pediatrics Care Team Coordinator

2022 – Present

Riley Jackson is a first-year medical student at UCSF from Los Angeles, California. She graduated with a BS in Human Biology from Stanford University and an MS in Community Health and Prevention Research . She spent five years volunteering with Stanford Medicine's Arbor Free Clinic coordinating referrals and conducting follow-up calls for a diverse patient population. Riley is excited to bring her passion for health equity and addressing the social determinants of health to the Human Rights Collaborative.

Em Pham

Adult Care Team Coordinator

2022  Present

Em Pham (she/her) is a first-year medical student at UCSF. She is the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants and grew up in Sonoma County, California. Through her studies at Brown University and her work at San Francisco’s Homeless Prenatal Program, Em developed a passion for holistic healthcare, health equity, and integrated, community-based support networks. Additionally, Em is constantly inspired by her parents' histories as former refugees of the Vietnam War and by her older brother’s work as a public interest labor rights attorney. Em is excited to learn from and grow with HRC’s Care Team.

Ruth Chincanchan

Pediatric Clinic Co-Coordinator 

2022 Present

Ruth Chincanchan (she/her/hers) is a first-year medical student at UCSF. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, she graduated from UCLA in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in Psychobiology. During her undergraduate years, Ruth practiced community outreach, worked in mental health research at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and learned trauma-informed care for pediatric populations. Coming from a family of Latinx immigrants, her passion for immigration advocacy has led her to the Human Rights Collaborative, where she is excited to serve as the pediatric clinic co-coordinator.

Daniela Liera

Adult Clinic Co-Coordinator

2022 Present

Daniela Liera (she/her/hers) is a first year medical student at UCSF. She grew up in Arizona, frequently crossing the border into Mexico, and became aware of glaring disparities in healthcare between populations. Daniela received her Bachelor’s degree in neurobiology, with a secondary in social anthropology, from Harvard College. After graduating, Daniela spent a year with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program’s AmeriCorps cohort, where she began learning how to navigate intersections between legal, medical, and social systems. Her passion for serving underserved communities has led her to the Human Rights Collaborative, which she hopes to remain involved with throughout medical school and throughout her career.