APA EMerge
We are a career accelerator and leadership community for Asian Pacific American physicians.
Our vision is to build a curated coalition of high achieving ambitious physicians who can share their knowledge and expertise while exploring cultural bias and connection through our common experiences as Asian Americans.
We are built by current & future physician leaders. We grow people; Bring us seeds.
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Site is still with the Design development team.
If you have questions or would like to discuss an opportunity
for collaboration...
Reach out here or on Twitter @apaemerge
About our CEO
Dr. Carol Pak-Teng
Carol Pak-Teng, MD FAAEM is an award-winning Emergency Physician and Founder & CEO of APA EMerge.
Her focus is to eliminate the leadership gap of Asian American Physicians through a pipeline to leadership and entrepreneurship platform. Her other passions are in launching women's advocacy, physician political advocacy, community based policy change, and physician suicide prevention.
To date, she is one of the youngest elected Board Members of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. She has built multiple communities of women leaders, raised capital for emerging organizations, and been acknowledged nationally for her work by the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine as the 2015 Outstanding Resident at Mt. Sinai St.Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital.
She has also received accolades for her work in Political Psychology and Asian American Studies at NYU. She volunteers her time in mentorship for NJ SEEDs , as an alumni career advisor, and sits on the Board of Speak Up Summit, a community advisory to the Board of Education.
Please feel free to reach out about APA EMerge, speaking engagements, community organizing, and leadership coaching. Making change is easier than you may think.

Join Our Team
Membership Applications will open March 2021.
Email us to get our Newsletter & get exclusive access to first round application info.
Can't wait to see your careers EMerge!

Hire Dr. Pak-Teng
Personal Coaching Prices upon request
Corporate Consultation on How to Unlock the potential of your Asian American Team Members through Inclusive Practices
Reach out about in-person and virtual keynote speaking engagements:
Pricing dependent on in-person/virtual and content request...reach out now as our EMerge 2021 speaker circuit is almost completely full.
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