Regina Szczesniak was born and raised with eight siblings in Philadelphia, PA. She remained in Philly for her undergraduate studies at Temple University, where she discovered her passion for social justice and fostered a commitment to serving the poor and disenfranchised, while earning her B.A. in Women’s Studies and History. She spent the following year exploring movements for social justice in Latin America through volunteer work and travel, ultimately deciding to pursue medicine with the goal of becoming a physician advocate for the underserved. After completing her pre-requisite coursework, she earned her medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2013. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia’s largest safety net hospital, serving one of the region’s most impoverished populations in North Philadelphia. Regina loves yoga, vegetarian food and spending time with her husband and her absurdly large family! Regina was a fellow who will serve at Chinle Comprehensive Healthcare Facility in Chinle, Arizona and at Zanmi Lasante in Haiti.