Tearing Down
Walls and
Building Bridges
Ashwin Reddy
H E L L O, I ' M
About Me
​I'm a senior at Stanford University, where I'm majoring in Human Biology and minoring in Modern Languages. Prior to my time in the Bay Area, I lived in the city with the highest number of bridges in the world -- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I have marveled at these architectural feats for their ability to transcend physical barriers and foster exchange between disparate communities. Thus, I am inspired in my every day to deconstruct barriers to accessibility and bring together individuals of different backgrounds. I believe that these skills are especially important for an aspiring physician, such as myself, as barriers to healthcare access persist throughout the world. Please check out the rest of this site to see how I have been able to "tear down walls and build bridges" thus far through my various experiences.
Compassion
Providing support with kindness and empathy
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Learning
Empowering others and myself by spreading and receiving knowledge
Leadership
Taking initiative and responsibility in the causes and communities that matter to me
Adventure
Challenging myself to get outside of my comfort zone
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Diversity
Developing new perspectives from meeting new people and pursuing new experiences
Adaptibility
Being flexible and finding solutions despite changing conditions
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What Inspires Me:
My Core Values:
The best way for me to introduce myself to you is to show you my core values. My core values affect the decisions I make and the experiences I choose to pursue.
Clinical Experience
Building bridges by...
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providing companionship to those living with dementia and the social isolation imposed by the condition
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making quality, transitional healthcare more accessible for low-income, uninsured adults
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Leadership
Building bridges by...
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making outdoor experiences more accessible for low-income people of color
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teaching English to immigrant service workers so that they can better advocate for themselves and be more socially integrated​
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providing resources and advice to both freshmen residents and students within my major
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Research
Building bridges by...
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understanding how to improve the public health system for newborns with critical conditions in India
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providing translation services for global health research
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understanding how to improve clinic services for a vulnerable patient population
Stanford Emergency Medicine International
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In Summer 2018, I conducted field assessments of newborn care capacity and interfacility transport in the public health system in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Please click on the picture to the left to see where I went and what I saw!
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In Summer 2017, I assisted in the Telugu back-translation of study materials for a study on Provider Wellness and Safety for Indian EMTs
August 2017 - Present
Pacific Free Clinic: Projects Team
I have been working on a team to develop a Patient Satisfaction Survey to be administered at Pacific Free Clinic. Survey responses will be used to better understand patients' needs and instigate improvements.
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May 2019 - Present
Stanford Department of Neurology
During my freshman year of college, I was a Research Assistant in the Michelle Monje Lab. I worked on a project that was aimed at understanding the effects of seizures on axonal myelination.
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Read an abstract of this project here.