Anusha grew up moving frequently between Louisiana, India, and Wisconsin. These varied environments shaped her interest in the diversity of humanity across the globe – diversity of language, culture, and health. This interest led Anusha to study Molecular Biology, Anthropology, and African Studies at the University of Wisconsin; she is now a first-year medical student at the University of Pennsylvania. Anusha’s experiences thus far taught her the value of diversity of experience and the consequent necessity for equity; this is what drove her to join the UpLIFT team. Through this project, Anusha hopes to contribute to increasing representation of underrepresented groups in the medical field.