Rachel Ablir is a third-year medical student at Michigan State College of Human Medicine. She was born and raised in Southern California and later attended UC Berkeley, where she majored in Public Health. During her gap years, she served as the Clinic Director at Mabuhay Health Center, a free clinic primarily serving uninsured Filipino elderly in San Francisco. She also worked on community-based research projects addressing health disparities in underserved populations, particularly AANHPI communities and deaf and hard-of-hearing children. She joined APAMSA during her first year of medical school then later served as the local chapter Vice President the following year. She is eager to continue advocating for the health of Asian American communities and integrating culturally-sensitive healthcare as a future medical provider.