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Christina Amutah

Christina Amutah, MPH, is a fourth-year medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania. Christina graduated from Howard University in 2016, where she studied Political Science and was involved in health education and health policy activities. After graduating, Christina spent a year in Botswana through a Princeton in Africa fellowship. During that year, she created health education programming for youth living with HIV and solidified her interest in global health. After that year, Christina returned to her hometown of Philadelphia and worked in a high school as a sexual health counselor and educator. She is interested in pursuing a career that blends medicine, global health, and social justice.

Take a Study Break and Read One of These Before Summer is Out

July 29, 2019 by Christina Amutah
study break

What do beaches, BBQs and books have in common besides starting with the same letter? … Read more

Categories Medical Tags books, featured, medical, medical student, summer reading

Choosing a Medical School As A URM Student

June 23, 2022March 11, 2019 by Christina Amutah

Congratulations! You survived the MCAT, AMCAS, secondaries, interviews, and months of waiting. If this cycle … Read more

Categories Pre-Medical Tags choosing a medical school, equity matters, medical school, premedical, underrepresented in medicine, URM

How To Identify And Fight Implicit Bias in Medicine

June 23, 2022February 11, 2019 by Christina Amutah

Implicit bias refers to the attitudes, beliefs, and associations that influence a person’s actions in … Read more

Categories Healthcare News and Policy Tags equity matters, healthcare disparities, implicit bias, medical school, medical student, racism

How to Discuss Volunteer Experiences Without Sounding Problematic

June 24, 2022December 10, 2018 by Christina Amutah

Welcome back to Equity Matters, the monthly column exploring a range of topics related to … Read more

Categories Healthcare News and Policy Tags application, equity matters, premedical, service, volunteering

Racism in US Healthcare: An Introduction

June 24, 2022November 22, 2018 by Christina Amutah

Welcome back to Equity Matters! In this monthly column, I hope to explore a range … Read more

Categories Healthcare News and Policy Tags equity matters, health disparities, medical, racism 2 Comments

5 Things to Consider When Choosing Your Global Health Experience

August 23, 2022October 8, 2018 by Christina Amutah

Learning about a new culture, seeing how healthcare is done in another country, and building … Read more

Categories Healthcare News and Policy Tags global health, international, medical

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