meron girma

FELLOW 2026

Meron Girma is a first-year medical student at the University of Washington School of Medicine with strong interests in health equity, community-engaged research, and global health. She received her Masters in Public Health from Yale University with a focus in Global Health and U.S. Health Justice. She completed her undergraduate degree in Medical Anthropology and Global Health at the University of Washington, with a concentration in African Studies.

Meron’s work focuses on addressing structural determinants of health and advancing fair, community-informed responses to inequities that affect Black and immigrant communities. She has experience in qualitative research and community-engaged projects in a variety of topics, such as HIV and social capital, malnutrition, firearm injury prevention, COVID-19, and mental health. Meron is excited to join SCOPE to collaborate with faith leaders and community partners and to work more on community-based responses to obstetric fistula and mental health.