Rhea is a third-year medical student. She holds a BS in biological sciences from the University of Maryland and recently earned a Master of Public Health in health policy from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. While in Boston this past year, she also worked for the Massachusetts state-based insurance exchange, where she designed and implemented a program to lower the cost of high-value medications for Massachusetts ConnectorCare members. Her research and policy interests include advancing value-based insurance design, lowering health system costs, and improving population health outcomes. As a Margolis Scholar, Rhea is excited to engage in a multidisciplinary community of faculty and students, learning how to build equitable and evidence-based solutions to complex health care problems.
