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Kalpana Balaraman

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General information

Hobbies & Interests

  • Dance
  • Zumba
  • Tennis
  • Swimming
  • Geography
  • Foreign Languages
  • Art
  • Cooking

Reading

  • Anthropology
  • Epic
  • Fantasy
  • Folklore
  • Cookbooks
  • Health
  • Magical Realism
  • Science Fiction

I read books multiple times a week.

Bio

I'm a Master's student in the Narrative Medicine program at Columbia University and a qualitative healthcare researcher with Stanford Medicine.

Education

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

2024 – 2028

Columbia University in the City of New York

Master's degree program

2023 – 2024

Tulane University of Louisiana

Master's degree program

2020 – 2020

Majors:
  • Linguistics and Anthropology

Tulane University of Louisiana

Bachelor's degree program

2016 – 2019

Majors:
  • Linguistics and Anthropology
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Miscellaneous

Desired degree level:
Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)
Medical school interest:
Yes

Career

  • Summer Student Intern

    Hospital & Health Care · Hawaii Pacific Health

    Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

  • Summer Student Intern

    Hospital & Health Care · Hawaii Pacific Health

    Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

  • Research Assistant

    Research · Stanford Medicine

    Jan 2021 – Present

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Medicine
Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Advocacy
  • Volunteering
Skin Grip Diabetes Scholarship
Winner
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