Layan is extremely passionate about mentorship – particularly, mentoring students from underrepresented backgrounds.

Layan Ibrahim is a Master of Public Health (MPH) candidate on the global health track at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where she is a David Satcher Public Health Scholar. She received a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology (NBB) at Emory University in December 2020. Layan’s ultimate goal is to pursue an MD-PhD with a PhD in Epidemiology in order to become a physician-scientist working to eliminate global health disparities in the field of neurology.

Outside of academics, Layan is extremely passionate about mentorship – particularly, mentoring students from underrepresented backgrounds. She has over five years of experience in various mentoring roles such as being a TA in multiple college courses, tutoring high school students in math and science, tutoring Korean students in English, and mentoring students through their research journeys.

Layan attended high school at the International School of Kenya (ISK) and the International Community School (ICS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she graduated with the full IB Diploma. She is excited to give back and help students achieve academic excellence and get into the college of their dreams!

Schools

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Emory University

Languages

English, Amharic, French