The Voice of Emerging World Leaders at BU School of Public Health
Picking a dissertation topic scares me. I chose to pursue a PhD in Health Services and Policy Research to help me on journey to become a primary investigator and lead policy and program evaluations to improve healthcare. I think a PhD will build my methodological tool kit and help me to become a well-rounded researcher. […]
My father taught me that education is not simply the path to knowledge, it is the foundation of freedom, strength, and purpose. He encouraged me to read, to think deeply, to understand the realities of life, and to develop the abilities that would allow me to find my own path. I was born during war, […]
After college, I taught high school math and coached cross country skiing. Teaching math was challenging: how does one make geometry theorems feel important to a 15-year-old? How do you cultivate problem solving and critical thinking rather than just memorization of material? How do you build in activities that are hands-on and make math come […]
This summer I built a pipeline that automates the identification, screening, and extraction of summary statistics from peer-reviewed publications. Several components of it came from a software engineering perspective that was never part of my training: I have a medical degree and a background in biostatistics, not computer science. I built it anyway, and the […]
When I was younger, I always wondered how it would feel to live in someone else's shoes. But, in a way, the last ten years felt just like that – living the life of a completely different person. I have never identified as disabled for the first 25 years of my life although my condition […]
My grandmothers have been constant and continual supporters in my life. They both prioritized and worked to develop relationships with me, whether that meant helping me with my homework or spending time together taking long walks in the woods, visiting museums, or swimming at the beach. They have been bright and vibrant, quick with a […]
During my undergraduate and master’s degrees, I fell into the somewhat expected routine of working every day of the week. My peers were doing it, my mentors were doing it, and it would have been highly difficult to keep up with my coursework and grades with any other approach. So, right up until the end […]
I come from India, shaped by a culture and education system where success is often defined by individual achievement. Growing up, I learned that leadership meant standing out, taking charge, working independently and proving your capability through personal effort. Being a strong, self-reliant leader was seen as the ultimate goal. When I moved to the […]