DeAnna Rowe’s Post

We are incredibly proud to announce that four BASIS Charter Schools alumni—including Sudeep Vattikuti (BASIS Peoria), Karthik Ainapurapu(BASIS Tucson North) and Nishita Karikatti (BASIS Oro Valley)—have been accepted into the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s highly competitive Accelerated Pathway to Medical Education (APME) program. Among only ten spots available this year, these students stood out for their academic achievements, leadership, and commitment to community health. With aspirations of launching nonprofits focused on health equity to conducting bioscience research and the pursuit of clinician educators, they embody BASIS’s ethos of intellectual curiosity with real-world impact. APME offers a direct route to an MD without a bachelor’s degree or the MCAT, shaving years off the traditional timeline while supporting a future generation of doctors poised to serve underserved and rural communities across Arizona. Congratulations to all of the BASIS recipients! We can’t wait to watch you thrive as future leaders in medicine. You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/gTuPePCQ