Adhitya Balaji

Adhitya Balaji is a third-year medical student at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He earned dual bachelor’s degrees in molecular life sciences and neuroscience, with a minor in economics, from Indiana University Bloomington.

Balaji is actively involved in quality assurance and education with IU Health LifeLine, supporting air and ground critical care transport teams, 9-1-1 services, and interfacility transports. He also practices as an emergency medical technician (EMT) and serves as graduate advisor for IC-EMS at Indiana University and co-director of journal operations for the Journal of Collegiate Emergency Medical Services.

Within the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), he has served as a medical student member on the Research, Education, and Emergency Department Clinical Operations and Administration committees. He received a SAEM Foundation (SAEMF) Medical Student Grant for research focused on simulation applications in emergency medical services (EMS). His interests include prehospital medicine and emergency care systems.