About
As Program Coordinator, Vijeta provides overarching support to the Global Health Program (GHP), with a particular focus on supporting medical student programs. Given her experience and passion for using social media to engage users in health activities, Vijeta also leads the program’s social media efforts. Prior to joining GHP, Vijeta spent more than six years working in UCLA’s Department of Gastroenterology as a liaison between patients and their physicians. After working on the patient side of medicine for several years, she is excited to be working on medical student programs in her role with GHP.
Vijeta earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis in Global Health from the University of Southern California in 2017. She has a particular interest in gastrointestinal illnesses, completing her Master’s practicum at UCLA’s Celiac Disease Program, where she researched the effects of Celiac Disease and quality of life barriers for those living with the disease.