Stories That Inspire Global Impact

Cardiac Sonographer | POCUS Instructor | Community Health Practitioner Phillis Nakhumicha Wekesa is a Registered Clinical Officer and specialized Cardiac Sonographer with a strong focus on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training and community-based healthcare delivery. She also serves as a POCUS instructor, supporting the training of healthcare professionals in practical ultrasound applications to improve patient care…

Rebecca Muthoni is a sonographer with a strong focus on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), with experience in abdominal imaging, obstetrics, and basic echocardiography. She has worked At Ilara Health, under the Bill and Melinda Gates maternal healthcare project, where  she served as a POCUS trainer and instructor for the Butterfly IQ,  training clinicians and nurses in…

Kelvin Murithi is a dedicated and highly motivated sonographer with a strong passion for diagnostic imaging, particularly in ultrasound. He underwent his professional training at the Kenya Medical Training College, where he developed a solid foundation in ultrasound principles and clinical application. With growing experience in the field, Kelvin has demonstrated competence in performing and…

Rachna Vanjani is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist who works with historically excluded and underserved communities to provide reproductive health care in a justice-oriented and holistic way. They have worked in county hospitals, federally qualified health centers, independent abortion clinics, and the carceral system, providing reproductive health care in jails and detention facilities. After Roe…

Rishikesh Menon, OMS-IV, is a medical student at Touro University California COM and will complete emergency medicine residency training at the inspiration of The Pitt, Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During his time at Touro CA, he completed a Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellowship, teaching hands-on POCUS techniques to the preclinical students. He loves to teach…

Dr. Jacqueline Wanjiku Kagima is a pioneer in the use and training of PoCUS in Kenya, she is physician and pulmonologist, an educator, and is involved in research. She is a strong advocate for POCUS adoption across the continuum of care, with a particular focus on lung health and health equity.   Dr. Kagima is…

Dr. Juliette Orege is a consultant radiologist with an interest in nuclear medicine, musculoskeletal imaging, oncologic imaging, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), and public health. She is passionate about improving access to medical imaging in underserved areas using digital innovation. She holds a Master of Medicine in Radiology and Imaging from Moi University. She is the Vice…

Ryan Anderson, DO, serves as Director of Ultrasound at the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia, and completed his internship and residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he also obtained certification in Emergency and Critical Care Point-Of-Care Ultrasound.…

Vivian Li, MD, ScM, earned her BA in Social Anthropology from Harvard University before completing her MD and Master of Science in Population Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Following college, she was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in Nicaragua, where she researched and implemented community-based Zika prevention strategies. She completed residency training at Temple University…