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Kalpana Balaraman

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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.)

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

  • Planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Medicine

    • Dream career goals:

    • Summer Student Intern

      Hawaii Pacific Health
      2017 – 2017
    • Summer Student Intern

      Hawaii Pacific Health
      2018 – 2018
    • Research Assistant

      Stanford Medicine
      2021 – Present3 years

    Research

    • Linguistics and Anthropology

      Tulane University — Undergraduate and Graduate Student
      2019 – 2020
    • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

      Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education — Summer Research Scholar
      2020 – 2020
    • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

      Hawaii Pacific Health — Summer Student Research Scholar
      2019 – 2019

    Arts

    • Tulane HYPED Dance Team

      Dance
      2016 – 2019
    • Tulane Jazbaa Bollywood Dance Team

      Dance
      2016 – 2020

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Skin Grip Diabetes Scholarship
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