About Us – International Health Collective

our team

Faculty Advisors

Weena Joshi is a pediatrician at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego and Faculty at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. Weena has been with the International Health Collective since its inception and her experience and guidance has allowed IHC to become what it is today.

Jia Shen is a board-certified cardiologist who specializes in the treatment and prevention of heart disease. As an assistant professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Shen’s research interests include cardiac rehabilitation, global burden of cardiovascular disease and risk factors, distribution of cardiovascular health services in low-resource settings, and biomarkers in cardiovascular disease.

Board of Directors

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Ramya is a third year at UCSD pursuing a degree in Human Biology, and loves reading, hiking, trying new recipes, and traveling! She aspires to pursue a career in pediatrics and hopes to continue being involved in global health initiatives as a physician. Ramya joined IHC because she aligned with IHC’s mission statement of alleviating health disparities in local communities and helping the less fortunate receive the care they deserve. She is honored to serve as Administrative Director for IHC, and she works to foster bonding opportunities for members and help them find their passion within IHC.

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Hailey graduated with degrees in both Biochemistry and Global Health. She aspires to pursue emergency medicine and hopes to continue getting involved in global health projects to promote health equity in the local communities and the global world. Hailey joined IHC because she wanted to be part of this team who are passionate about helping others and creating a positive and lasting impact on people in the local and global community. Hailey is honored to be the Director of TJP Clinic and she hopes to contribute by creating an interactive and comfortable environment where patients feel at home. She is also in charge of IHC’s Scribe / Vitals Training programs and she is one of the Project Managers of the Spanish Interpreter Project.
Besides medicine, Hailey is interested in learning about different cultures and languages. She hopes to explore the world, meet people, and learn about different cultures.

Nyle Connolly is a fourth year at UCSD pursuing a degree in Clinical Psychology. He aspires to pursue a career in medicine and is interested in surgery along with allergy and immunology. Aside from medicine, he enjoys mountaineering, playing guitar, and going to the beach. Nyle is also one of the project managers for the Community Garden project, in which his team recently built a garden at our TJP clinic. Nyle is proud to serve as the Fundraising Chair for IHC and hopes to see IHC continue to expand and prosper in years to come.

Eric is a graduate with degrees in Neurobiology/Music and Psychology minor from UCSD. He aspires to be a surgeon. In his free time, Eric loves to try out new restaurants, play video games/music, and watch anime. He has been part of several IHC projects since his second year at UCSD. As pharmacy director, Eric oversees the pharmacy in IHC’s monthly clinics in Tijuana, organizes pharmacy inventory, lead the Pharmacy Quality Improvement Project, and assists with other IHC projects. One of his favorite IHC memories involves going on the San Juanico trip in 2023 with other IHC members. He strives to continue to serve and support the San Diego-Tijuana community alongside other members.

Project Managers

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Shreya is a second-year human biology major at UCSD. As a project manager for the Medication Education project, Shreya hopes to make meaningful contributions towards improving health-related education and resources in communities globally through IHC. In her free time, she loves to read, listen to music, and spend time with family and friends. She hopes to pursue a career in healthcare in the future.

Pranav is a 3rd year biochemistry major at UCSD. He hopes to one day enter the medical field as a physician in internal medicine. Pranav has been a member of the EHR team since his freshman year and plans to extend the work done in previous years to analyze data and create meaningful reports of IHC‘s clinic activities. In his free time, Pranav enjoys watching/playing sports and spending time with friends.

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Kavya is a 2nd year Biology major with a Specialization in Bioinformatics. She is a pre-med and aspires to pursue medicine in the future. Recognizing that Sex Ed can be very taboo, she strives to break barriers to engage and educate our local San Diego, Tijuana, and San Juanico communities about sexual health. She hopes to normalize conversations around sexual health and education. In her free time, she loves to go hiking, running and playing video games, particularly Stardew Valley.

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Ian is a 4th year UCSD student double majoring in Neurobiology & Global Health. He will begin a MPH next fall and eventually hopes to advance our understanding of how to effectively treat psychiatric disorders. As a team, Ian has high hopes for the tangible and lasting impact the CQI project will deliver to the Tijuana Progresso community this year. Outside of IHC, Ian enjoys playing Magic the Gathering and leads a GHIT funded project at the Winzeler Lab to pioneer antisense oligonucleotides as long-acting malaria prophylactics.

See above

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Faculty Advisors

Dr. Weena Joshi, MD

Dr. Jia Shen, MD, MPH

Board of Directors

Project Managers

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