<p><strong>Emily Parks</strong> is the Founder and CEO of POP, a growing community of patients with rare and/or chronic illnesses who also identify as living with Medical PTSD.  She is also a Medical PTSD Advocate | Patient Advocate | Public Speaker.</p> <p>Emily graduated from Boston University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and is currently working at UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences under the Department of Psychiatry. </p> <p>Emily lived with Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction until receiving an isolated small bowel transplant from MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute in 2020, and her lived experience as a patient living with chronic illness has given her insight into opportunities to collaborate with hospitals and healthcare professionals across multiple healthcare systems. </p> <p>Emily enjoys ballroom dancing, cooking, and boba tea in her free time. </p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyprk/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyprk/</a></p> <p><a href="https://popmedicalptsd.org/">https://popmedicalptsd.org/</a></p>