Lauren Hutchinson
Student member
Lauren, a fourth-year medical student at Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, advocates to improve the U.S. health care system for physicians and patients.
Lauren Hutchinson is the medical student member on the American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors and is a fourth-year medical student at Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine in Meridian, Idaho. Hutchinson earned her Bachelor of Science in forensic biology and her Master of Science in biotechnology from San Jose State University in San Jose, California.
Hutchinson was elected to a one-year term by the National Congress of Student Members and was confirmed by the governing body of the AAFP, the Congress of Delegates.
As the student member of the board of directors, Hutchinson represents the interests and opinions of the National Congress of Student Members to the AAFP Board of Directors and Congress of Delegates. In addition, she advocates on behalf of family physicians and patients nationwide to inspire positive change in the U.S. health care system.
Throughout medical school, Hutchinson has served in leadership roles at the AAFP, including serving as student delegate to the Congress of Delegates and the student member of the AAFP Commission on Education.