Today's Medical Students,
Tomorrow's Healthcare Leaders

Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students who are making a difference on campus, in their communities and for the future. Read on to meet 2021’s outstanding UW School of Medicine students.

Devin Gaskins

Devin Gaskins

Being a medical student, my training has not only included learning how to treat patients within the hospital walls but also how to protect my community. Through my passion for writing I’ve been able to help push the conversation on what it’s like to experience anti-Black racism and how social injustice bleeds into healthcare and hurts patients. My time as a Husky has taught me that no matter your age or rank, your words hold weight, your voice has power, and it’s time to speak up.

No matter your age or rank, your words hold weight, your voice has power, and it’s time to speak up.

Naomi Nkinsi

My work with under-served and under-represented communities has always been and will continue to be empowerment centered. Having experienced hardship, racism, and barriers to health myself, I see it as my responsibility to reach back and help others through the doors that I have been able to open. This social justice-focused mission has shaped how I see my role in the future as not only a physician, but a physician activist.

Naomi Nkinsi

Eric Scott Nealy

Eric Scott Nealy

My name is Eric Scott Nealy and I have been chosen for the Husky 100 because, during my doctoral studies, I pursued a balanced effort of contributing to the field of cancer research while increasing diversity and inclusion in the sciences. My Husky experience has made me a more well-rounded person and scientist who is well-equipped to contribute to society.

I see it as my responsibility to reach back and help others through the doors that I have been able to open.

Thamanna Nishath

“What you seek is seeking you.” – Rumi.
I pursued an array of research, leadership, and community engagement opportunities that helped contextualize the intersectionality of my passions in global health, health systems strengthening, equity, and medicine in a career where I can contribute to improving patient care in its entirety in the communities I will serve. In parallel, I learned the value of continuous personal growth, contentment, and faith that will be foundational as I continue to grow.

Thamanna Nishath

William French

William French

In 2015, I founded a 501(c)(3) organization serving families experiencing pregnancy loss and have remained the nonprofit’s president as a UW medical student. I have worked to expand opportunities for rural medical students as a twice-elected board member of the RTT Collaborative — a national organization devoted to enriching rural medical training. I plan to continue mitigating disparities between rural and urban healthcare through advocacy, activism and my future practice as a Montana physician.

I plan to continue mitigating disparities between rural and urban healthcare through advocacy, activism and my future practice.

Sangeetha Thevuthasan

Being at UW has ignited my love for bringing people from all walks of life together and celebrating the experiences that individualize people while simultaneously searching for the connections that tie us together. My experiences have molded me and shown me how this concept of engaging with people and forging connections is essential to who I am and what I hope to accomplish in my future as a physician.

Sangeetha Thevuthasan