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Emily Parks is a 27-year-old professional living on IV nutrition due to chronic pseudo-obstruction and short bowel syndrome since infancy. Her lived experience of collaborating with hospitals and healthcare professionals across multiple healthcare systems has provided her with insight on hospital management and administration, the power of conscious communication on access and delivery of care, and the economics of medical innovation. Emily serves as the Massachusetts Pilot Director for Health Advocacy Summit, a member of Young Adult Representatives of RDLA, and on the MedStar Georgetown Hospital’s Patient & Family Advisory Council for Quality and Safety. She currently resides outside of Washington D.C. working as a supervising vocational specialist within the disabled community while studying the impact of medical trauma and medical PTSD on patients and their treatment outcomes.