Anjali Dinesh

School of Dental Medicine, Class of 2020

I was born in Kerala, India and came to Connecticut at the age of three, which is where I spent the majority of my upbringing. I graduated from the University of Connecticut in May of 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences.

In past years, I’ve regularly volunteered with the American Red Cross and at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. As an undergraduate at UConn, I worked as a dental assistant on a service trip to Honduras to provide healthcare to the underserved population there. I also worked as a Resident Assistant, which allowed me to both pursue and promote education regarding social disparities and activism on a local scale.

As a future healthcare professional, I want to ensure that I become a versatile provider who is capable of understanding and addressing the healthcare needs of underserved populations. I believe the Urban Service Track is an opportunity to meet this goal by furthering my education regarding disparities, working directly with underserved populations, and collaborating with other healthcare professionals of different backgrounds to best understand the needs and complexities of serving those who need it the most.