We interview Naeha Haridasa, a Social Medicine Fellow at the University of Illinois. Originally from California, she earned her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University, where she dual-majored in Neuroscience and Public Health with a minor in Anthropology. She went on to attend the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., concentrating in Health Policy. Following her residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Chicago, where she served as Chief Resident in her final year, Naeha now practices as an ER physician, leads public health projects, and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Public Policy at UIC.