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Batson Student Affiliate Advisors

Batson Student Affiliate Advisors

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Katy Anthony


Alma Mater: Notre Dame

Professional Interests: Family medicine, healthcare disparities, community & global health

Extracurricular Interests: Running; outdoor fun (hiking, camping, rock climbing); speaking Spanish & eating tacos, tortas, and lots of pan dulce​

Other info: I grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania and came straight to Nashville from Notre Dame. Nashville’s the first true city I’ve lived in and the traffic still terrifies me. I studied abroad in Mexico as an undergrad and am excited to spend a few months in Honduras as a third year. I love being part of Batson and am excited for a great year!
 


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Shayan Rakhit


Alma Mater: Princeton University

Professional Interests: Trauma, critical care, public health

Extracurricular Interests: Travel, food, sports, movies, history

Other info: I mostly grew up outside Atlanta so I consider myself a Southerner but I’ve spent a lot of time outside the South. Prior to medical school, I worked for a municipal EMS agency in New Jersey, so they’ve trusted me with several large vehicles with lights and sirens, and I took a year off before medical school working for the administration of a community health center. I’m interested in trauma and surgical critical care, and I’m very interested in the connection between the bedside and larger societal trends. I love traveling to new places, cooking food and eating food of both the high and low-brow variety, and Ivy League basketball – especially my Princeton Tigers.


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Pranav Santapuram


Alma Mater: Vanderbilt University

Professional Interests: Internal Medicine and/or Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology

Extracurricular Interest: Cooking, Kentucky Basketball, Tennis, Ping Pong

Other info: I grew up in rural Kentucky and moved to Nashville when I was 18 for college. I have loved Nashville and enjoyed seeing it grow into the city it is now. I went straight from college to medical school and now I am deciding between medicine and pediatrics hoping to eventually pursue hematology/oncology.