The AMA “Members Move Medicine” series profiles a wide variety of doctors, offering a glimpse into the passions of women and men navigating new courses in American medicine.
On the move with: Kelly Landeen, MD, an otolaryngology resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
AMA member since: 2014.
What inspired me to pursue a career in medicine: The example of service set forth by my military family urged me to pursue a career of serving others. I believe that medicine is one of the noblest pursuits of service, and I strive to be worthy of such responsibility every day.
How I move medicine: By ensuring that adequate preventive health care and education are available to all patients, regardless of background or socioeconomics. As a physician, I am able to serve my community; as a physician in the AMA, I am able to affect change nationally and globally.
Career highlights: As a third-year medical student, I was recognized by the National Public Health Service for my work in addressing health disparities affecting the Native American communities in my home state of South Dakota. I hope to continue battling health care disparities and improving access to care through policy and service to my community.
Advice I’d give to those interested in pursuing a career in medicine: Health care is bigger than you or your practice, so get involved! Medicine is an ever-changing field that is shaped by those who pursue it.
Aspect of my work that means the most: Making a difference in people’s lives every day. There is no greater way to impact a community than through the art and science of healing. Patients don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Visit MembershipMovesMedicine.com to learn more about other AMA members who are relentlessly moving medicine through advocacy, education, patient care and practice innovation, and join or renew today.
