Raashmi Krishnasamy, MPH
Osteopathic Medical Student – A.T. Still University of Health Services
Raashmi Krishnasamy is a first year osteopathic medical student at A.T.
Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA). Most recently, she
served as a Quality Improvement Specialist at Unity Health Care, the largest Federally Qualified
Health Center in the nation’s capital. She worked closely with health clinics across the District to
increase rates of cancer screening among the city’s most vulnerable communities. As a
passionate advocate and aspiring change maker, she seeks to bridge gaps between clinical
care, policy, and implementation to eliminate health disparities. In addition to her role at Unity,
Raashmi served as Co-Chair of the Social Mission Alliance’s Advocacy Advisory Council and
Advisor for the Social Mission Alliance Student Assembly. In both of these roles, she led
advocacy efforts to advance equity in health professions education. Through her work with the
Student Assembly, she has created an interdisciplinary community to empower learners and
trainees with advocacy and organizing tools and to support them as they navigate their own
journeys through health professions education.
Previously, she has served in various positions with Families USA, the DC Primary Care
Association, Nemours Office of Child Health Policy and Advocacy, and the American Heart
Association. A strong believer in community organization, she co-founded South Asians Building
Bridges, to facilitate critical dialogue around race and equity, and social justice action within and
beyond communities in Pittsburgh. Raashmi holds an MPH in Community Oriented Primary
Care from the Milken Institute School of Public Health and holds a B.S. in Neuroscience from
Carnegie Mellon University. She is excited to start her journey to become a community-based
physician advocate.
