Alia Dharamsi, a third-year medical student, received the 2012 Outstanding Future Alumnus Award from the UBC Alumni Association.
Dharamsi graduated from UBC in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Throughout her studies, she has been extensively involved in community service. She is the founder and president of the UBC chapter of Meal Exchange and coordinated efforts to fundraise $56,000 for local food banks. She has also developed high school modules to bring international health issues into the classroom. More recently, Dharamsi created the We Are 2015 educational initiative, which aims to inspire a new generation of global citizens to make personal contributions towards achieving the 2015 Millennium Development Goals.
Dharamsi has volunteered in excess of 650 hours at Canucks Place Children’s Hospice, was the inaugural co-chair for the INNOVATE student conference on technology and sustainability, and is involved with SEVA Canada – a charity that strives to prevent blindness in developing countries, creating high school engagement materials to connect the issue of blindness to current science education. Alongside these community activities, she is a mentor and tutor in the UBC Learning Exchange’s Trek program and the Let’s Talk Science program.
In recognition of her community service, Dharamsi received the BC Community Achievement Medallion and the YWCA Young Woman of Distinction Award in 2011.
Read Alia Dharamsi’s full profile on the UBC Alumni Affairs website.