Initiatives & other projects

I proposed/currently lead 4 health-tech clubs at our medical school with classmates:

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Robotic Surgery Interest Group (with Ani Chandrabhatla and Anthony Nwankwo)

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare Interest Group (with Alper Turgut and Ani Chandrabhatla)

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3d Printing in Healthcare Interest Group: (with Jasraj Raghuwansi and David Miller)

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Augmented and Virtual Reality in Healthcare Interest Group

Physicians at UVA's University Medical Associates, a primary care clinic serving low-income patients, do not have time add patient screenings for social determinants of health (nonmedical factors like cell/internet access and feelings of loneliness which can impact medical care more than other physiological factors). Classmate Angela Wang and I designed a volunteer role for Undergraduates to help in this capacity.  

I'm working to build a digital space at UVA for healthcare-innovation-related collaboration and support. 

I sought to facilitate discussion and collaboration between UVA's graduate and professional schools through the creation of a social groupchat.

I was a co-founder and CTO of a bioengineering startup that raised $10,000 in non-dilutive seed funding to minimize non-biodegradable polymer waste through the creation of lifestyle products like yoga blocks using agricultural waste and mushrooms.   

For 3 years, I enjoyed teaching three elective courses at a public high school: Finding Yourself—guided educational and career pathfinding based on self-reflection, Cancer Crash Course—an overview of cancer in and outside of clinical settings, and Innovation, Ideation, and Invention—a design-thinking based prototyping course.