Amogh Bandekar

UNC Charlotte

Amogh Bandekar is a third year Economics and Biology major at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte who has been has been an advocate, researcher, and service provider for the past three years. Focusing on reducing tobacco use, addressing health disparities, and creating innovative risk reduction strategies for homeless people in Charlotte, Amogh has blended scientific investigation with information dissemination and product development. He has conducted funded research, developed curricula, created new student organizations, and is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative University. Amogh aspires to be a physician, researcher, and policy analyst and is building a solid foundation to enhance health and well-being on the individual patient, community and national level. Amogh has contributed to the presentation and publication of his findings, and continues to integrate his research with applied solutions to health care challenges.

Sharon Gaber
Chancellor
UNC Charlotte

Personal Statement

Volunteering as a medical assistant at a low-cost clinic in the heart of Charlotte, I realized that addressing health inequities required an integrated effort combining public health innovation, health policy, and medicine, that extends beyond the clinic. As a result, I devoted my undergraduate efforts to enhancing and researching the factors through which individuals and communities can address these health disparities. From founding my own NSF-backed startup, SolCooking, that develops solar cookers for homeless individuals in the Charlotte community, to advocating for Medicaid Expansion for small business during COVID-19 with the North Carolina Business Council, to a community-based fellowship with the Clinton Foundation focused on developing and co-teaching a 1-credit hour course on public health innovation at Charlotte, I have worked to improve and advocate for my community. Along with these efforts, I have designed and evaluated the implementation of a tobacco-free campus policy at behavioral health centers in Charlotte, conducted health econometric studies on cigarette behavior, and worked on health service research through an internship with the U.S. Census Bureau. I aspire to pursue a career as a physician-scientist that bridges medicine and health policy, in turn enhancing patient and population health on multiple levels of community interaction.

Amogh Bandekar
Biology, Economics: Class of May 2023
written 2022

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Amogh Bandekar, UNC Charlotte Karen De La Rosa De Alejandro, Universidad de Monterrey Jeromy Hunt, Jr., University of Central Arkansas Isabeau Tyndall, University of Central Florida Samantha Gove, University of Connecticut Lauren Bower, University of Dayton Ryan DeRosa, University of Delaware Kayla Mazariego, University of Houston-Downtown Kotomi Yokokura, University of Kentucky Drake Ingram, University of La Verne Katharine McDaid, University of Mary Washington Zoi Burns, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Fabrizio Darby, University of Miami Ben Leavitt, University of Michigan Sydney Drennen, University of Missouri-St. Louis Sophia Rodriquez, University of Montana Massimiliano Saitta, University of Nebraska at Omaha Kate Mathews, University of New Hampshire Grey Nebel, University of North Georgia Nixson Benitez, University of Northern Iowa Jessica Ford, University of Pennsylvania Nina Mennies, University of Pittsburgh Penny Hu, University of Richmond Shayla Rodriguez, University of San Diego Aaron Fontan, University of San Francisco Richard Bennett, University of South Carolina Beaufort Angela Maloney, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tess Dimler, University of Wisconsin-Parkside Zea Miller, UW Green Bay
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