Tufts University School of Medicine, January 29, 2022, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Krishna Mandalia is currently an M1 at the Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) and is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California (USC). Krishna studied Human Biology, Neuroscience, and Business Finance while at USC and was the chapter founder and president of USC’s Startup Grind – a club for aspiring entrepreneurs across all industries. Krishna sought to further his education in both medicine and business administration through his matriculation in a 4-year MD, MBA dual-degree program, focusing on physician executive management. Krishna is an avid clinical researcher with 10+ publications in spine surgery and sports medicine orthopedic surgery. Currently, Krishna hopes to pursue orthopedic surgery as a specialty and works for the current Chief of Sports Medicine at Tufts Medical Center and the Chief of Sports Medicine at New England Baptist Hospital. In addition, Krishna has experience in the biotech startup space as he worked on the product development of the first ever dementia screening iOS application – Mindset. Krishna is the current President of the TUSM Sports Medicine Club, President of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Club, and serves as the Academic Chair of the MD, MBA M25 cohort. In his free-time, Krishna enjoys cooking, obsessing over the Lakers, and CrossFit.

Akari Miki is a first-year medical student pursuing a MD/MPH dual degree at Tufts University School of Medicine. A daughter of immigrants from Japan, she speaks English, Japanese, and Spanish. Interested in nutritional epidemiology during her undergraduate and growth years, she pursued research related to popular diets (such as vegetarian, Paleo, and Mediterranean) and technology tools for assessing dietary intake and physical activity. Further, she developed her interest in geriatrics through volunteering with an organization that supports the wellbeing and independence of Boston’s older adults. As a medical student, she hopes to gain experience serving this population and be involved in initiatives to promote age-friendly communities and health systems. Outside of medicine, she enjoys taking ballet classes, learning languages, and playing with her dog.

Sabrina Lima is a first year Haitian-American dual degree student at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. She is pursuing a joint MD/MPH degree due to her passion for underserved communities and providing equitable healthcare to all individuals- an interest which was highlighted through her missionary work in the Dominican Republic. Sabrina also serves as the TUSM M25 class president and the Historian of the TUSM Student National Medical Association (SNMA). With hopes of potentially becoming a pediatrician and partnering with non-profit organizations, Sabrina hopes to open clinics in urban communities and provide care to immigrants and other underserved populations. Outside of medicine, Sabrina enjoys weight-lifting, açaí bowls, singing, and theatre.

Gabriella Schreiner is from Norman, Oklahoma, and moved to California to attend Stanford for undergrad. She has always been interested in science, and has always wanted to help others through healing. In school, Gabriella was also drawn to creativity and building, which led her to major in Biomechanical Engineering. She’s super interested in the intersectionality of technology and medicine, and as a half-Filipino woman, she hopes to push for more space for women and underrepresented minorities in surgery and tech. Her transition from undergrad to medical school was long but worth it, as she spent one gap year on MCAT/applications, another year working at a Biotech startup in San Francisco, and a third year taking courses at Tufts through their Bridges to MD program.

 Yale University School of Medicine, January 29, 2022, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Olamide Olawoyin, originally from Nigeria is a fourth year MD student at the Yale School of Medicine. She is an aspiring urologist and will be starting residency this fall. She completed her undergraduate degree at the Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. Prior to matriculating at Yale, she worked as a research technician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Her research work has focused on translational and clinical research in cancer immunotherapy, breast and prostate oncology. These have resulted in publications in top-tier journals including Cell, Cancer Discovery and Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery. Olamide is passionate about social justice, global health, and increasing diversity and inclusion in medicine. At Yale, she served as co-leader of the US Health Justice course, co-vice president of the Student National Medical Association, and coordinator of the Health Professional Recruitment and Exposure pipeline program. She is also one of the co-founders of International Students in Medicine. For her contributions to increasing diversity and inclusion of minority students at Yale, Olamide is a recipient of the Robert Rock/Thereem Rehman Student Activism Award. She also enjoys teaching clinical skills courses to first year medical students. Outside of medicine, she enjoys watching TV, reading historical fiction novels, furniture assembly, brunching, exploring the beautiful parks in New England, and travelling.

Gabriela de Queiroz Campos is a second-year student at Yale School of Medicine from São Paulo, Brazil. Gabi graduated from Brown University in 2019 where she studied Cognitive Neuroscience. During undergrad, she conducted research on the relationships between sleep patterns and ADHD symptom presentation, which she continued through her master’s in Psychology. At Yale, she is currently involved in Psychiatry research on bipolar disorder and qualitative research on the experiences of trans men with endometriosis. Notably, she is also a mentor at F-1 Doctors, a platform supporting international pre-health and medical students. Gabi is very passionate about mental health, reproductive rights, and medical education. She hopes to continue her work in these areas throughout medical school, eventually pursuing a career in Psychiatry.

Jafar was born and raised in Amman, Jordan, where he lived for 19 years prior to immigrating to the United States. Owing to his experiences throughout his immigration journey, Jafar became keen on pursuing a career in medicine. He also became strongly involved in research during his time as an undergraduate student, leading to two years of post-baccalaureate research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he worked on mechanisms of autoimmune disease. Jafar is currently a 3rd year MD/PhD student at Yale School of Medicine, and is pursuing a PhD in Immunobiology with a focus on immune responses in lupus nephritis. Outside of school, Jafar is a team member of Elevation Med Prep (elevationmedprep.org), which is a social enterprise by Yale School of Medicine students focused on making medical school admissions consulting accessible to everyone by offering MCAT tutoring, personal statement reviews, and mock interviews.

Originally from Las Cruces, NM, Danielle earned her BA in Biology at New Mexico State University in 2015 before starting at Yale to pursue her MD-PhD later that year. In 2017, she began her PhD in Genetics and joined the laboratory of Dr. Murat Gunel, where she is focusing on employing various single-cell and next generation sequencing technologies to understand the molecular basis of meningioma tumorigenesis and microenvironment. Danielle has been involved in collaborative research studying neurovascular genetic abnormalities and has published work in The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA Neurology, and Nature Medicine. After completing her joint degrees, Danielle hopes to go on to train in neurosurgery, where she aspires to emulate her mentors in becoming an active neurosurgeon-scientist. Danielle is an active member of the Yale community and is dedicated to mentorship and encouraging others to pursue the surgeonscientist training. She is a co-founder of the Yale Neurosurgery Interest Group, the Cushing. For her leadership in neurosurgery, she was elected as one of two medical students per year to the Young Neurosurgeons Committee of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons for the 2021-2023 term. She is also passionate about biotech and is Head of Research & Development of Life Sciences at the Dev Effect, Director of Clinical Operations at Nucleate New Haven. Danielle is enthusiastic about mentorship and inclusion and has served as a member of Diversity and Inclusion Committees of the MD-PhD program (past) and Yale Neurosurgery Department (present), as well as on the MD Admissions committee, and serves as a mentor in many capacities to undergraduates at Yale and beyond.

Arielle Richey Levine is an MS1 at Yale School of Medicine (YSM). Currently, she is serving as Medical Student Council President, Orthopaedics Interest Group Co-Leader and an interpreter (Spanish-English) at HAVEN, the student-run free clinic at Yale. Her research interests revolve around intersectionality within orthopaedic trauma surgery–including medical education/training, quality of outcomes/cost and nutrition. She looks forward to continuing to advocate and care for vulnerable populations in clinical, research and educational settings. Arielle arrived at YSM after wide-ranging forays into the social sciences and humanities, as well as exploring and climbing in the great outdoors across the world–all of which she continues to integrate into her daily life and outlook in the medical field. She juggles her various interests and responsibilities thanks to the unwavering support of her 5-year-old labradoodle, Angelica, and her family and friends.

 Duke University School of Medicine, January 30, 2022, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Camryn Thompson is a first-year medical student at Duke School of Medicine. She also attended Duke University for undergrad, where she majored in biology and minored in chemistry. Her hometown is Ashburn, Virginia, just 30 minutes outside of Washington, D.C. Some of her notable experiences include working as an ophthalmic technician in her hometown, serving on the executive board of a 501(c)3 non-profit called National Student Response Network, and conducting pathophysiology research in a cardiology lab. In her free time, she enjoys snowboarding, sculpting, and watching scandal documentaries. She did not take a gap year, and loves mentoring students in the medical school application process.

Sage Atkins is a first-year medical student at Duke University School of Medicine. Before medical school, he attended undergrad at UNC Chapel Hill and majored in Biology after earning an associate degree from community college. Sage grew up on a farm in a rural town in North Carolina (with a population of around 1000 people). During undergrad, he participated in research related to Epstein-Barr Virus, worked as a firefighter, and was heavily involved in student mental health by co-founding a peer support program on campus called Peer2Peer. Sage is currently unsure what field of medicine he will go into but will be keeping an open mind going into clinical rotations. In his free time, he enjoys playing musical instruments, spending time with friends, and watching stand-up comedy.

Alissa Arango was born and raised in Miami, Florida. As the child of Cuban immigrants, Alissa grew up alongside her brother, mother, and grandmother. Upon graduating from high school, Alissa attended the University of Florida where the university employed her as the team seamstress for the Gator Football team. After graduating in 2019, she attended Duke University to pursue a Master of Biomedical Science in hope of one day furthering her career by becoming a physician. In the spring of 2020, she graduated and later took a job at Organicell Regenerative Medicine where she assisted in coordinating and managing Phase I/II clinical trials at the Miami start-up. Her interest in human physiology and clinical trial experience, together with a desire to more directly improve quality of life, led her to Duke University School of Medicine where she is set to graduate in 2025. Her current professional interests are in hand and spine orthopedic surgery.

Gabriela Nisly is a current MS1 at Duke University School of Medicine. She grew up in Iowa City, IA, and received her bachelor's degree in Neuroscience with a minor in Music from Johns Hopkins University in 2018. After graduating from college, she moved to Brazil to live with family and teach English, before returning to the US to work as an Americorps VISTA member at an education non-profit in Baltimore. She started medical school at Duke after two gap years, and her current interests include global health, women's health, and LGBTQ+ health. Outside of medicine, she loves reading, trying new restaurants, and going on hikes with her dog!

 Miller School of Medicine, January 30, 2022, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Donovan is a third-year MD/MPH student at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, business owner, and gay AF! His career interests include adolescent health, LGBTQ+ health, mental health and wellness, burnout prevention in the medical field, medical leadership and healthcare administration. He also is continually working to expand his math and science tutoring business, ChemCoach LLC! His astrology signs are Virgo sun, Capricorn moon, and Capricorn rising (#earthy!). Outside of school and his business, Donovan enjoys taking care of his two cats and two dogs, cooking, eating, working out from home on his Pelotón, charcuterie board creation, thrifting, and audiobooks.

Gaby is a third-year medical student at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She was born and raised in Miami and attended the University of Notre Dame for her undergraduate education. At Miller, Gaby was the project manager of the San Juan Bosco student-run free clinic for local underserved populations and is involved in the pediatrics interest group and with other like-minded student organizations. She currently conducts research with the Family Navigator Program at the Mailman Center for Child Development and with the American Association of Caregiving Youth. Being the older sister to a sibling with Down syndrome, Gaby has a passion for working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has a long history of volunteering with various disability advocacy groups and has worked in genetics laboratories during college. She also researched in a Sleep, Stress, and Memory lab at Notre Dame that she found while pursuing her major in Neuroscience and Behavior. With a minor in Art History, Gaby enjoys spending her free time in museums or traveling around the world. She loves hanging out with family and friends, reading, playing or watching sports, and spending time out on the water. Her current interests lie in the field of pediatrics and she is excited to be a part of this panel.

Hannah Zwiebel is an MD/MPH candidate at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine who has participated in research in the areas of pediatric mental health, maternal and fetal health, and school-based medicine. She is interested in pediatric health disparities, educating children in underserved communities about mental health and wellness, and expanding school-based medicine programs to increase children’s access to quality healthcare. She is excited to be pursuing a career in pediatrics. Outside of medicine, she loves riding her bike along the beach, doing Peloton workouts, yoga, cooking, and playing pickle ball.

Growing up in Maryland with a mother and several aunts who worked in various medical fields, Amanda Nwaba was fascinated by the medical knowledge they showed whenever friends or relatives sought medical attention; from a young age, she knew she would one day study medicine. Participating in medical missions in her family’s home in Imo State, Nigeria, instilled in her that as a physician, she would have a responsibility not only to her patients, but also to the larger community. After graduating from Vanderbilt University in 2018 with a double major in medicine, health and society, and in classics — with a minor in chemistry — Amanda spent a year at the FDA participating in vaccine design research and then joined the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, attracted by both the diversity and opportunity in South Florida, as well as the Miller School’s commitment to public service. At Miller, she has been involved in the Student National Medical Association and Student Government. Amanda is currently pursuing her MD/MPH degree and plans to apply for an Ob/Gyn residency in the fall. The vision she has for her career will integrate her passions for medicine, health equity, and medical education.