Amy Somchanhmavong

Amy Somchanhmavong

Amy Somchanhmavong headshot
House Fellow
Associate Director, Global Community Engaged-Learning Programs
David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement

As Associate Director of Community Service-Learning and Partnership, Amy has dedicated herself to purposeful work that produces lasting impact. Amy's programs encompass student-centered programs such as the Public Service Scholars, to faculty engaged scholarship via action research in teaching and practice, to delivering collective empowerment initiatives for improved community health and wellbeing. Most recently she launched the Patient Care Advocacy Team (PCAT) program in collaboration with Cayuga Medical Center and Cornell Career Services to expose students interested in the field of medicine to a direct service partnership with Cayuga Medical Center for what Amy refers to as a process of instilling and building a "culture of care” into healthcare for future practitioners.