Rana Sakr

Rana is an internationally trained medical doctor with a background in endocrinology and preventive medicine. Currently, graduate student of the MPH program at WCU with a passion for community health. As a member of the PA Area Health Education Center cohort, Rana advocates for health literacy and patient education. She has experience in cross-cultural public health initiatives, research, and program implementation of health awareness in public library settings. She volunteers as the eastern PA regional co-chair for the Radon Health Equity Workgroup by supporting its lending library pilot program for lung cancer prevention. For her work around a framework for health literacy through the public library, she is the recipient of the RamCorp community Engagement Scholar Program grant and the professional award of the Dean of the Graduate School of WCU as well as a member of the Alpha Eta Society since 2026. Rana has been serving as a graduate assistant in several health education related roles at West Chester University. When she is not reading, Rana loves to explore new parks in beautiful Chester County with her family.