Shravani Khisti is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC). She also completed her BA through UMKC’s accelerated 6-year BA/MD program. She was born in Pune, Maharashtra, India, and immigrated to the United States at the age of five, a journey that shaped her deep interest in community advocacy, and advancing health equity for South Asian populations. Shravani has been actively involved with the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) for the past six years. She has served as Publicity Director, Vice President, Co-President, and Advisory Board member at the local level and nationally as a member of the Leadership Committee, now currently serving her second year as the APAMSA South Asian Director. She works to amplify South Asian health advocacy, promote culturally meaningful programming, and foster collaboration across the APAMSA community. Shravani is interested in pursuing ophthalmology and enjoys exploring research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and health disparity. In addition to her scientific interests, Shravani is passionate about mindfulness and well-being in medicine having completed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training and being recognized with distinction in mindfulness in medicine. Outside of medicine, Shravani enjoys cultivating creativity and curiosity into her everyday life. You can often find her practicing Spanish while listening to Latin hits, sketching, or spending time outdoors hiking or playing pickleball. Whether through advocacy, leadership, or community building, she hopes to continue uplifting South Asian voices in medicine while creating spaces that support both wellness and meaningful connection.