As a pharmacist, I have worked in insurance pharmacies, which has taken me to every prefecture in the Tohoku region. My goal is to improve at-home medical care and the comprehensive community care system, through interdisciplinary collaboration. Through utilizing the Biodesign process, I have been working hands-on on multiple projects covering various issues in healthcare. The importance of understanding and seeking out core issue can be emphasized enough in Design Thinking. As the world that surrounds us is constantly changing, I believe the role of the pharmacist must adapt to this change. Through trial and error, I look forward to tacking the plethora of healthcare issues to reinvent the role of the pharmacist.

I am a current undergraduate student studying Data Science, Business, and History at the University of California San Diego. Through the Bedside Solutions program, I have immersed myself in the complexity of the unmet needs present in the medical field. By iterating through the Biodesign process conjoined with clinical immersion, I have had the opportunity to seek out potential pathways of innovation while working closely with medical and industry professionals.

I graduated Tohoku University with a BS in Biomedical Engineering and will be attending a graduate program in the same area of study starting in April. Currently, I am conducting research on biomedical optics. Here at the Bedside Solution Program, I have been collaborating with industry professionals to improve health through technological solution.
From my diverse education of studying abroad in Sweden, learning the Design Thinking process, from finding valuable unmet needs to designing solutions through the Bedside Solutions Program, and further specializing my expertise through the graduate program, I want to continue to tackle problems in medical and healthcare field in the future.