Alexandra (Ali) Greenberg is a fourth-year medical student at SUNY Downstate entering into the speciality of Family Medicine. Originally from New York City, Alexandra left the state to attend Johns Hopkins University (JHU), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health. She continued at Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), receiving her Master of Science in International Health with a concentration in Social and Behavioral Interventions and Certificate in Health Communications. As an undergraduate, Alexandra became actively engaged in student and community organizing for health justice, serving as a national leader for UAEM. During her MSPH, Ali became more involved in advocating for access to essential medicines and healthcare as a human right. She continued to volunteer with UAEM nationally and also worked with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative and the International Vaccine Access Center. After her MSPH, Ali joined UAEM’s staff as Advocacy & Campaigns Officer in Washington, DC. She later went on to complete her Master’s in Medical Sciences at Boston University (BU) before beginning medical school in Brooklyn, NY. As a medical student, Alexandra quickly became involved in student leadership as part of the College of Medicine’s Executive Council and a board member for the Brooklyn Free Clinic, where she currently serves as Chief Operations Officer. She plans to dedicate her career to community and population health as well as direct patient care and looks forward to empowering students and trainees to advocate for a system in which health is truly a right and not a commodity.
