Contributing Writer
Albany Medical College
Medha Palnati is a medical student at Albany Medical College in Albany, NY, class of 2026. She has a passion for refugee and immigrant health, and has worked with refugees and migrants in various capacities over the last eight years. Medha plans to pursue a career in Family Medicine with hopes to serve the refugee and migrant community as a future physician.
15. Fifteen minutes before I was supposed to leave the hospital, April’s pager went off. That beep, beep, beep is now forever seared in my mind. She pulled up the imaging of the patient we were about to meet, barely looking up as the ICU physician, Dr. Wissman, whizzed by her. “I accepted a crazy transfer,” he called out without stopping, “it’s from an urgent care.” April’s green eyes darted up and down the computer …
Contributing Writer
Albany Medical College
Medha Palnati is a medical student at Albany Medical College in Albany, NY, class of 2026. She has a passion for refugee and immigrant health, and has worked with refugees and migrants in various capacities over the last eight years. Medha plans to pursue a career in Family Medicine with hopes to serve the refugee and migrant community as a future physician.
