Naomi Nkinsi

Naomi graduated from the University of Washington with double majors in cellular molecular and developmental biology and public health. During her time in college, Naomi conducted research with the genome sciences department on congenital contracture syndromes as well as with Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital on molecular targets for lung cancer and real-time tracking systems for the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak. After graduating she worked as a research technician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center where she conducted studies to identify potential drug targets to treat non-small-cell lung cancer.

Currently, Naomi attends the University of Washington School of Medicine and is also working towards her Master of Public Health in global health at the University of Washington School of Public Health. Naomi is a strong advocate for centering anti-racism in medical education and ending the practice of race-based clinical practice, which continues to be common in medical practice today. She has published a paper in Academic Medicine that outlines how medical education today continues to perpetuate racial disparities in health and has been featured in NPR, CNN, NBC and several other media outlets for her continued advocacy work. Naomi is a 2021 recipient of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.