Undergraduate: The Ohio State University (2018)
About me: I started to grapple with the concept of global citizenship from an early age through the lens of my own immigrant experience; through my participation in the WMP, I look forward to clarifying what this means for me as a future physician. During my undergraduate years, this exploration of global citizenship led me to research racial disparities in breast cancer from a basic science perspective, to study intersectional feminism in my courses, and to start a grassroots global gender equity organization. After graduation, I worked mostly with Central American immigrant patients at the largest FQHC in Washington, DC, where I learned the importance of culturally competent health care and the dire need for improvement in our current system. I hope to continue exploring this fluid concept of global citizenship in the WMP and in my career, as I merge my passion for migrant health and healthcare for women and gender minorities through cross-cultural research and advocacy.