Fellowship Awarded:
Faculty Mentor:
Rashmi Bhandari
I have long been motivated to improve the lives of young people managing health conditions. As I have been taught and invested in by mentors and peers, I have come to understand that advancements in science and healthcare without consideration for equity often have the unintended consequence of harming some while helping others and that this pattern systematically leaves people behind. The longer I seek answers to the challenges I wish to alleviate, the more I am left looking at the systems of inequity that must be the goal of our collective work if we want to see meaningful change.