Linda Phung
The Clinical Student Research Award is presented to undergraduate students who have submitted exceptional research for presentation at the AGS Annual Scientific Meeting. Linda Phung, a medical student at Duke University, is our 2021 recipient for her submission, “Most Common Advance Care Planning Barriers Reported by Older Adults Experiencing Systemic Patterns of Disadvantage.” Ms. Phung’s research works to identify barriers to advance care planning (ACP) in English and Spanish-speaking older adults who are vulnerable to systemic patterns of disadvantage (e.g., limited health literacy, limited English language proficiency). This study found that the most common barriers among these individuals included discomfort with thinking about ACP, feeling overwhelmed with ACP options, and mistrust of clinicians or the healthcare system, among other factors. A visiting scholar at the University of California, San Francisco Division of Geriatrics over this past year, Ms. Phung has demonstrated a deep commitment to geriatric research and improving care for vulnerable older adults.
Past Recipients of the Clinician Student Research Award
2020 Vanessa Ho, MS
2019 Smrithi Sukumar
2018 Michael Liu
2017 Laura Hatchman
Jessica Rizzuto
2016 Margaret Puelle, BS
2015 Justin Yamamoto
2014 Julie Thai, MPH
Lucille Brunker
2013 Nerissa Duchin
Bianca Methvin
2012 Israel (Riley) Peña, Jr.
2011 Siobhan M. Case, BA, MS-II
2010 Cynthia So, BS, MSII
2009 Melissa M. Fish, MS-II
2008 Gina Fujikami, MSIV
2007 Priscilla Yee, MSIV