Aakansha Kanyal

Aakansha is a senior from Phoenix, Arizona. She is double majoring in Nutrition & Human Performance and Rehabilitation Studies & Services with a certificate in Developmental Disabilities. She joined UAEMS in Fall 2025 and has been a Field Training Officer (FTO) since Spring 2026. Her clinical and research interests lean heavily into sports medicine, rehabilitative care, and disability advocacy.

Alongside her 9-1-1 response and training roles with UAEMS, she is developing evidence-based nutritional resources for Arizona's Adaptive Athletics program and investigating Supported Decision Making frameworks alongside the Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disability. She also works with incoming students as a College of Agriculture Life and Environmental Sciences (CALES) ambassador. After completing her bachelors degree, she hope to become a sports medicine physician.

"My time as an EMT and FTO has been the most rewarding part of  my college career. It’s an incredible privilege to serve the community that has given me so much, and to train future providers who will carry on our agency's standard of exceptional, compassionate care.”