My name is Vy Lam and I am an aspiring psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. I was born and raised in Vietnam and immigrated to the US with my single-mother when I was eight years old. From my personal, academic, and professional experiences, I developed a keen interest in mental health and in learning about human emotions and behaviors. Growing up Vietnamese-American, there has always been a cultural stigma surrounding mental health within my family as they often refused to acknowledge these issues as “real” medical problems. However, my experiences firmly taught me that having a healthy mental status is integral to an individual’s overall well-being. When I worked as a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) technician, I provided daily TMS therapy for dozens of patients suffering from severe depression and anxiety. Thus, I will always advocate for the importance of embracing a healthy mental status. Outside of work, I dedicate my time to volunteering at senior home centers where I visit and interact with the senior citizens to help improve their quality of life. I aspire to be a nurse practitioner who will use innovative, evidence-based treatments to effectively care and advocate for all of my patients. Through graduate nursing school, I aim to obtain the tools to think critically and work cohesively in an interprofessional practice setting to deliver compassionate, patient-centered care and promote healthcare equity for all.

• Teacher’s Assistant

  Education · UCSB Children’s Center Home

  Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

• Administered TMS treatments based on protocols provided by supervising physicians, and monitored and recorded all session notes. Obtained vital signs, medical history, test results, and other information for proper documentation.

  Mental Health Care · Advanced TMS Center

  Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

• Advocacy
• Volunteering

• Swimming

  Varsity

  2012 – 2016

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Spatial Neuroscience Lab · Neurobiology and Neurosciences

  2019 – 2019

  Research topic:

  Spatial Neuroscience

• Drawing

  Drawing

  Present

• Volunteer

  Volunteering · Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

  2019 – 2020

• Volunteer

  Volunteering · Parentis Health

  2018 – Present

  Mission:

  Interact with patients and provide social contacts to create a friendly and healthy environment to improve their quality of life.