Scholar Profile

Simrankaur Wahan

Public Health

Biography

Simrankaur "Simran" Wahan graduated from Columbia with a degree in psychology with a concentration in biological studies. She is the Program Manager for the SHPEP and MedPrep pathway programs at the Office of Student Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She holds a Master’s of Healthcare Administration from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in Psychology and Biological Studies.

During her undergraduate years, she was fortunate to conduct a global study of healthcare systems in Copenhagen, Denmark, which encouraged her to address the gap between low-income communities and the larger healthcare system. While in college, Simran traveled to India through the Milken Scholar Stipend to facilitate projects to destigmatize mental illness and work on drug-deaddiction, received a research fellowship to conduct research at Columbia Medical Center, and worked on developing mental health initiatives for communities of color with the NYC Department of Health.

She has previously held positions working for the NIH All of Us Research Program to advance precision medicine in the Washington Heights community. She has also worked with the New York State Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program at Maimonides Medical Center to advance community involvement and healthcare reform in the Brooklyn community.

In her Master’s program, she advanced her dedication to reducing health inequities through expertise in data management, health policy, and strategic communication, with a focus on organizational effectiveness and change management.

High school:  Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

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