Project Archive
2025/2026 Winning Projects:
Dr. Arushee Bhatnagar
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
Project Title: “The Wellness Passport:
Connecting Cultures and Building Resilience”
Host Institution:
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso/The
Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus in El Paso,
TX
J-1 Physician Project Lead: Arushee
Bhatnagar, MD
Dr. Youmna Faheem
BronxCare Health System
Project Title: “J-1 Embrace: Empowerment,
Mentorship, Belonging, Resources, Assistance, Community,
& Education”
Host Institution:
BronxCare Health System in Bronx, NY
J-1 Physician Project Lead:
Youmna Faheem, MD
Dr. Nayanika Tummala
New York Medical College/St. Mary’s and St. Clare’s
Hospitals
Project Title: “Reinventing Orientation and
Outreach Through Storytelling (ROOTS)”
Host Institution:
New York Medical College/St. Mary’s and St. Clare’s
Hospitals in Passaic and Denville/Dover, NJ
J-1 Physician Project Lead:
Nayanika Tummala, MBBS
2024 Winning Projects:
Dr. German Corrales
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Project Title: “Empowering IMGs: Fostering
Support, Leadership, and Inclusion in Family Medicine”
Host Institution: University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AR
J-1 Physician Project Lead: German
Corrales, MD
Explore the project’s story on the
Journeys in Medicine
blog.
Dr. Desiree D’Souza
Children’s National Hospital
Project Title: “The IMG Taskforce: A
Comprehensive Support System at Children’s National and
Beyond”
Host Institution: Children’s
National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
J-1 Physician Project Lead:
Desiree D’Souza, MB BCh BAO, MSc
Explore the
project’s story on the
Journeys in Medicine
blog.
Dr. Lekha Karthikeyan
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Jackson Hospital
Project Title: “Funding the Future of
Female Leadership at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital”
Host Institution: Henry Ford
Health/Henry Ford Jackson Hospital in Jackson, MI
J-1 Physician Project Lead: Lekha
Karthikeyan, MD
Dr. Diana Carolina Largo Luna
Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center
Project Title: “The Wellness Initiative for
Supporting Health for Foreign Medical Graduates in
Pediatrics”
Host Institution: Rutgers
Health/Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ
J-1 Physician Project Lead: Diana
Carolina Largo Luna, MD
Explore the project’s
story on the
Journeys in Medicine
blog.
Dr. Frans Serpa
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Project Title: “IMG Connect: Integrating
Mentorship for Guided Transition into the U.S. Healthcare
System”
Host Institution: University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX
J-1 Physician Project Lead: Frans
Serpa, MD
Explore the project’s story on the
Journeys in Medicine
blog.
2023 Winning Projects:
Dr. Can Mişel Kilçiksiz
Washington University School of Medicine in St.
Louis
Project Title: “WashU International Medical
Graduate Wellness Initiative – Incorporating Peer Support,
Mentorship, Resource Creation, and a Celebration of
Diversity”
Host Institution:
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
J-1 Physician Project Lead: Can
Mişel Kilçiksiz, MD
Explore the
project’s story on the
Journeys in Medicine blog.
