Cedars Sinai Intern Heads White Coats for Black Lives Chapter

On September 8, 2020, Cedars Sinai Newsroom spotlighted Azaria Lewis, a second-year osteopathic medicine student, a teaching assistant and president of her campus' newly formed #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives chapter—while also paying her bills by working part-time as a model.

"Being biracial really framed my outlook in a powerful way," Lewis says.

Since childhood Lewis has been attracted to a career in medicine. "You can help people in many, many different roles. But the draw for me was helping people in a way that I saw as the most powerful," she said.

Lewis wants to go into family medicine. In her future practice, she plans to emphasize the importance of fitness and the benefits of good nutrition and a plant-based diet. (Lewis, a star pole vaulter in high school, has been a vegan for about eight years.)

“I just can't sit back. If I have a free moment, I'm going to use it so that we can progress and we can elevate and we can make change.”

You can learn more about Lewis and her accomplishments here.