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Undergrad: Harvard University
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Dr. Manghis completed her undergraduate studies at Harvard College, where she earned an AB in social studies with a thesis exploring the ethics of foreign aid and NGO culture in Tanzania. Her early experiences abroad—teaching HIV/AIDS education in rural Tanzania and conducting ethnographic research on global health interventions—sparked a lifelong commitment to equity in healthcare access and delivery. She was awarded the Harvard College Research Program Grant and Harvard Book Award, and also received a full-tuition scholarship as a Nantucket Scholar.
During medical school, Dr. Manghis received multiple awards, including the John Efstathiou Memorial Award for compassion in patient care, the American Women’s Medical Association Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement, and a Capstone Merit Award for outstanding research. She also won second place for best poster at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting and received the Psychiatry Department Award at the Massachusetts General Hospital for best abstract. Dr. Manghis was awarded numerous scholarships, including the Massachusetts Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Scholarship, Beinecke Health Scholarship, Kappa Kappa Gamma Scholarship, and others.
At UCSF, Dr. Manghis conducts research at the intersection of preventive cardiology and health disparities. Beyond research, Dr. Manghis is deeply committed to mentorship and education. She serves as a small group facilitator at UCSF, teaching preclinical students about cardiomyopathies and point-of-care ultrasound. She has spent ten years as an alumni interviewer for Harvard and has mentored several students through the process of applying to medical school through her roles as a Harvard pre-medical tutor and UMass post-baccalaureate pre-medical advisor. Her strengths as a coach lie in her warmth, empathy, and ability to help applicants articulate their authentic motivations for medicine while highlighting their unique experiences.
Dr. Manghis’s approach to coaching is student-centered and narrative-driven. She believes that every applicant has a compelling story to tell and utilizes her social science background to bring out each individual’s voice with clarity and confidence. Her passion for mentorship stems from the guidance she received from mentors who shaped her own path in medicine, and she seeks to pay that forward by helping others achieve their professional goals.