About

Emmy Yang completed her internal medicine training at UNC and previously served as the service line co-lead for the inpatient geriatric service at UNC Hillsborough. She is originally from Atlanta. Emmy went to Yale where she majored in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, graduating magna cum laude. In between her third and fourth year of medical school, she pursued a Master of Theological Studies through Duke University. Her thesis was entitled “a theological exploration of time and implications on medicine and care for the elderly”. She has been published in JAGS and Academic Medicine and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honorary Society.

Emmy enjoys learning languages and is always working on improving her Spanish and Mandarin. She also enjoys ultimate frisbee, cooking for friends, and running.