Medical Student
University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
Bhavana Muppavarapu is a third-year medical student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine of Peoria. She completed her Bachelors in Neuroscience at the University of Illinois Chicago. Bhavana is passionate about mental health advocacy and awareness, having established a NAMI on Campus chapter at her medical school as well as volunteering as a 988 crisis text line counselor. She is active in student leadership for multiple organizations on campus, including the Psychiatry Student Interest Group, the Public Health Student Interest Group, the South Asian Student Association, and the Peoria Medical Student Council. Bhavana also volunteers locally as an Adult Literacy Tutor, helping adult learners from underserved communities prepare for the GED. She is excited to pursue a career as a psychiatrist after completing medical school.
