Abbad Hoda is a junior National Merit Scholar at The University of Texas at Dallas, majoring in healthcare studies with a minor in public health. Passionate about medicine, Hoda has served as a University Emergency Medical Response EMT, a clinical research associate, and a UT Southwestern volunteer. As chair of the UT Dallas Student Government’s Residential Affairs Committee, he worked to improve health resources for students living on campus. He has proudly represented his university as a student ambassador and a team leader for the Freshman Transition Programs. Committed to public health, Hoda researched racial disparities in healthcare and organized awareness campaigns for skin cancer and domestic abuse in his community. After graduation, he aspires to be a physician and champion policies for a healthier society.