Biography

I am a Tibetan-American who grew up between New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hunsur Tibetan Refugee Settlement in Karnataka, India. My upbringing has profoundly shaped my commitment to refugee and migrant health.

At Yale, I studied the History of Medicine and Public Health alongside Ethnicity, Race, and Migration, while conducting health systems research across South Asia, the Americas, and humanitarian contexts in Eastern Europe. My work has contributed to multinational population health studies on mortality and disease burdens in refugee contexts, the 2025 Tibetan National Health Policy, research on chronic disease and cancer care, and analyses cited in the United States Supreme Court. Locally, I coordinate access to specialized health care for immigrants and respond to medical emergencies as an Emergency Medical Technician.

At Cambridge, I hope to confront the global reality that displacement is both increasingly widespread and long term. My MPhil in Population Health Sciences at Cambridge will contribute to scholarship that informs future responses to refugee situations. I will examine refugee and migrant health outcomes across the life course, with the aim of advancing durable, evidence-driven approaches to humanitarian operations, health governance, and resettlement policy. I am excited to join the Gates Cambridge community in tackling global challenges and advancing justice for marginalized communities.

Previous Education

Yale University Global Public Health 2026

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tenzinrdhondup