Salaam! My name is Nehath and I am currently residing in the Washington DC area. I grew up in Washington State and moved to the East Coast for graduate school. After graduating with a Masters in Public Health in May 2018 from the George Washington University, I now work as a healthcare consultant. I love my job, but in the future I hope to continue in academia by pursuing a medical degree. I went to the University of Washington for undergrad and graduated with a BA in Public Health/Biology. 

A majority of my research and experience revolves around the health of underserved communities— specifically immigrants and refugees. After undergrad, I took a year to develop a community clinic at my local mosque in Redmond, WA. It is the first mosque-based clinic in the Pacific Northwest. Now, as a consultant, I work with medicaid managed care organizations to write healthcare plans for vulnerable and underserved populations throughout the country. On a busy week, I can work more than 80 hours. My job has taught me the importance of perseverance and hard work and I know that these qualities will only benefit me in the future. Community service and giving back to the world around me is extremely important, and it is a quality that has been at the forefront of the way I was raised. 

My family is originally from India, but my parents settled in the United States almost 30 years ago. I was born in Pennsylvania and lived there until I was 8 years old until I moved to WA.