Student
Armed Forces Medical College, India
Celine Raphael is a final-year medical student (MS4) at the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune—one of India’s most prestigious medical institutions. Her academic path reflects a deep commitment to clinical excellence and equitable healthcare delivery.
A few of her noteworthy accolades encompass winning the honourable mention at the Mission:Brain International Neurosurgery Hackathon, hosted by the Harvard Medical School and being part of a team that won the 1st prize thrice at multiple national undergraduate research symposium competitions. Her clinical exposure spans over an observership at the Tata Memorial Hospital—where she worked with pediatric oncology teams—to an internship in biomedical device engineering at the BETiC Lab at IIT Bombay, where she worked on developing low-cost diagnostic technologies for low-resource settings.
She also served as the Organizing Secretary of Illuminati 2025, one of India’s largest undergraduate medical conference, leading over 1,300 delegates through high-impact academic events including a national clinical quiz on myeloma.
Celine aims to pursue Internal Medicine residency training, with plans to specialize in Hematology–Oncology. She hopes to contribute meaningfully to translational research and advocacy efforts that expand access to high-quality, patient-centered care across the globe.