Samiksha Chopra

Samiksha Chopra (she/her) is a third-year MD-PhD student in the Blumenfeld Lab. She is a co-leader of the US Health Justice Elective, a student-run course for medical, physician assistant, and nursing students, dedicated to learning about and discussing an array of health justice topics, including mass incarceration, queer health, reproductive justice, and more. Her responsibilities include securing finances, developing curriculum, organizing community service opportunities, and mentoring students. Additionally, she is a student co-leader of Yale School of Medicine’s chapter of Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP) to advocate for single-payer national health insurance.