HC Profile: Meena Nayagam

BASICS

Name: Meena Nayagam

Year: Third 

Degree: Medicine

Hometown: Sterling, Virginia 

FAVORITES

Book: Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling (I routinely re-read the whole thing every few years)

TV Show: Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Merlin, Orphan Black, The West Wing, Criminal Minds 

(I watch a lot of TV tbh…) 

Movie: This one is really hard for me… probs Mulan

Song: “Dark Blue,” Jack’s Mannequin & “I Know It’s Over,” The Smiths

Animal: Wolves and Elephants

Place in St Andrews: Lade Braes or West Sands

Sports Team: not very into watching sports, sorry

Midnight Snack: popcorn and Earl Gray

Quote: “It takes strength to be gentle and kind,” The Smiths

CAMPUS LIFE

Campus Activities

• CC for Her Campus 
• editor for MedSaint
• volunteer for Teddy Bear Hospital Society 

Plans for the Future

• hopefully graduate from here and then from University of Manchester with a medical degree
• move back to the US and complete my training to be a trauma surgeon
• eventually want to work with Doctors Without Borders

Study ‘Ritual’ 

• get into something comfortable and have plenty of hair ties, clips on hand
• refill my water bottle, make a strong pot of coffee and get tons of snacks 
• pick one of my pre-made Spotify playlists and get to it! 

Something on your St Andrews Bucket List

• complete the Coastal Path walk

LOVE LIFE

Relationship Status: Single

Deal Breaker: hates dogs or terribly hygiene

Deal Maker: great sense of humor and can tolerate my high strung personality 

OTHER TIDBITS

Dream Job: trauma surgeon for Doctors Without Borders

Dream Vacation: backpack through Europe or South America

Celebrity Crush: so many… right now, Gael García Bernal 

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Secret Talent: um… I can eat a lot? 

Three Things You Can’t Live Without: cell phone (my whole life is on here), journal, headphones

Guilty Pleasure: watching trashy TV 

Dream Dinner Guests (5, dead or alive): There are literally so many people I’d love to meet…. I guess my top guests are Malala Yousafzai, Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Jon Stewart, Aziz Ansari, Libba Bray, Cleopatra. 

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