I am a physician, creator,
mentor, advocate, and doer.

I serve those who are most vulnerable & tackle disparities in medicine.
Health equity should always be our goal
because we are all deserving of well-being.

A Brief Bio

Rachel is the daughter of Ghanaian immigrants and grew up in the Greater Seattle area. She attended Harvard University where she concentrated in Social & Cognitive Neuroscience and received a secondary degree in Health Policy & Global Health. Prior to medical school, she studied at Georgetown University and developed her interest in healthcare delivery and disparities research. At the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, she was committed to partnering with others especially at their most vulnerable times and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society for her dedication. She is additionally a graduate of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she was inducted into the Delta Omega Honor Society. She has an entrepreneurial spirit as the founder of multiple initiatives, has worked on quality improvement projects domestically & abroad, serves on national advisory councils, loves to mentor minority students, and uses social media to creatively educate thousands on health topics. Through her leadership, she has cemented an understanding of health systems and empowers underserved patients to take ownership of their wellbeing. She is humbled to have received numerous honors, including the Black Health Connect’s 40 Under 40 Award in 2024 and the National Medical Association’s Top Physician’s Under 40 Award in 2021. When she’s not keeping herself occupied, she can be found tending to her plants, mothering her mini goldendoodle, being a foodie, and exploring new places with her loved ones.