Internal Medicine Residency Program Health Systems Pathway
Collective Conversations
Collective Conversations is a series of discussions aimed at highlighting people and groups working to improve health through better health care systems.
Former IM resident Dr. Anisha Ganguly joined Collective Conversations to discuss the Health Systems Pathway within the UW Internal Medicine Residency Program and her path to becoming a Health Equity Fellow. While in the Health Systems Pathway, her main focus centered around targeting systemic racism. She says she is most passionate about institutional advocacy, state-level policies, and equitable delivery across states even up to the federal level.
“The patient populations I am most passionate about serving are those who are uninsured or underinsured,” she said. “And increasing access to care to folks who feel like they can’t get the care that they need, whether that’s because of the color of their skin or because of their country of origin.”
Dr. Ganguly is a recent graduate from the University of Washington Internal Medicine residency program’s Primary Care track. She received her undergraduate training in biochemistry and Spanish literature at the University of Chicago and her MD and MPH from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. During her time at the UW, she completed the Health Systems Pathway and conducted research focused on addressing racial disparities in access to mammography in Seattle as part of the UW Medicine Breast Health Equity initiative.
Upon completion of her residency, she has returned to her home state of Texas as the inaugural Health Equity Fellow at Parkland Memorial Hospital and UT Southwestern Medical Center, where she will continue to lead research focused on equitable care delivery and practice primary care for marginalized populations.